Downy Currant Rust vs Lesser Chiruromys

Puccinia ribis compared with Chiruromys vates

Key Differences

• Downy Currant Rust is Not Evaluated while Lesser Chiruromys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Currant Rust	Lesser Chiruromys
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Puccinia	Chiruromys
Species	Puccinia ribis	Chiruromys vates

Conservation Status

Downy Currant Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Chiruromys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Currant Rust	Lesser Chiruromys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Downy Currant Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Lesser Chiruromys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.