Box Rust vs Formosan Serow

Puccinia buxi compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Box Rust is Not Evaluated while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box Rust	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Pucciniales (サビキン目)	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Puccinia	Capricornis
Species	Puccinia buxi	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Box Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box Rust	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Box Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Germany, Norway, and Portugal.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Box Rust

The Box rust (Puccinia buxi) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. It is found in Belgium, Germany, Norway and Portugal.