Flax Rust vs Formosan Serow

Melampsora lini compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Flax Rust is Not Evaluated while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flax Rust	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Melampsoraceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Melampsora	Capricornis
Species	Melampsora lini	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Flax Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flax Rust	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flax Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.