Flax Rust vs Indian Palm Squirrel

Melampsora lini compared with Funambulus palmarum

Key Differences

• Flax Rust is Not Evaluated while Indian Palm Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flax Rust	Indian Palm Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Melampsoraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Melampsora	Funambulus
Species	Melampsora lini	Funambulus palmarum

Conservation Status

Flax Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flax Rust	Indian Palm Squirrel
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.

Indian Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.