Ground Elder Rust vs Mexican cottontail

Puccinia aegopodii compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Key Differences

• Ground Elder Rust is Not Evaluated while Mexican cottontail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ground Elder Rust	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Puccinia	Sylvilagus
Species	Puccinia aegopodii	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Ground Elder Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ground Elder Rust	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ground Elder Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.