Jacob's Ladder Rust vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Puccinia polemonii compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Jacob's Ladder Rust is Not Evaluated while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jacob's Ladder Rust	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Puccinia	Ictidomys
Species	Puccinia polemonii	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Jacob's Ladder Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jacob's Ladder Rust	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jacob's Ladder Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.