Bedstraw Smut vs Fringed Myotis

Melanotaenium endogenum compared with Myotis thysanodes

Key Differences

• Bedstraw Smut is Not Evaluated while Fringed Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bedstraw Smut	Fringed Myotis
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Melanotaeniaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Melanotaenium	Myotis
Species	Melanotaenium endogenum	Myotis thysanodes

Conservation Status

Bedstraw Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bedstraw Smut	Fringed Myotis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bedstraw Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Fringed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bedstraw Smut

The Bedstraw Smut (Melanotaenium endogenum) is a species in the genus Melanotaenium. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Melanotaenium endogenum.