Great Pignut Rust vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Puccinia bulbocastani compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• Great Pignut Rust is Not Evaluated while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Pignut Rust	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Puccinia	Alticola
Species	Puccinia bulbocastani	Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

Great Pignut Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Pignut Rust	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Pignut Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.