Poplar Rust vs Potto

Melampsora medusae compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Poplar Rust is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Poplar Rust	Potto
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Melampsoraceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Melampsora	Perodicticus
Species	Melampsora medusae	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Poplar Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Poplar Rust	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Poplar Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.