Bedstraw Smut vs Hoary Wattled Bat

Melanotaenium endogenum compared with Chalinolobus nigrogriseus

Key Differences

• Bedstraw Smut is Not Evaluated while Hoary Wattled Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bedstraw Smut	Hoary Wattled Bat
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	Chalinolobus
Species	Melanotaenium endogenum	Chalinolobus nigrogriseus

Conservation Status

Bedstraw Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Hoary Wattled Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bedstraw Smut	Hoary Wattled Bat
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.

Hoary Wattled Bat

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.