Eurasian poplar leaf rust pathogen vs Mound-building Mouse

Melampsora larici-populina compared with Mus spicilegus

Key Differences

• Eurasian poplar leaf rust pathogen is Not Evaluated while Mound-building Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian poplar leaf rust pathogen	Mound-building Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Melampsoraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Melampsora	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Melampsora larici-populina	Mus spicilegus

Conservation Status

Eurasian poplar leaf rust pathogen

NE — Not Evaluated

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian poplar leaf rust pathogen	Mound-building Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eurasian poplar leaf rust pathogen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Belgium, Norway, Portugal), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.