Eurasian poplar leaf rust pathogen vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Melampsora larici-populina compared with Perognathus flavescens

Key Differences

• Eurasian poplar leaf rust pathogen is Not Evaluated while Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian poplar leaf rust pathogen	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Melampsoraceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Melampsora	Perognathus
Species	Melampsora larici-populina	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Eurasian poplar leaf rust pathogen

NE — Not Evaluated

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian poplar leaf rust pathogen	Plains Pocket 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).

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.