Great Fen Sedge Rust vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Puccinia cladii compared with Proechimys decumanus

Key Differences

• Great Fen Sedge Rust is Not Evaluated while Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Fen Sedge Rust	Pacific Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Puccinia	Proechimys
Species	Puccinia cladii	Proechimys decumanus

Conservation Status

Great Fen Sedge Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Fen Sedge Rust	Pacific Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Fen Sedge Rust

Pacific Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.