Ash Rust vs Brindled Plume

Puccinia sparganioidis compared with Amblyptilia punctidactyla

Key Differences

• Ash Rust is Not Evaluated while Brindled Plume is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash Rust	Brindled Plume
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Puccinia	Amblyptilia
Species	Puccinia sparganioidis	Amblyptilia punctidactyla

Conservation Status

Ash Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Brindled Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash Rust	Brindled Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Brindled Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (4 countries) and Europe (25 countries).

Ash Rust

Ash rust (Puccinia sparganioidis) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Brindled Plume

The Brindled Plume (Amblyptilia punctidactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland en