Brush-tailed Phascogale vs False Oat-Grass Smut

Phascogale pirata compared with Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Phascogale is Vulnerable while False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Phascogale	False Oat-Grass Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Phascogale	Urocystis
Species	Phascogale pirata	Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Phascogale

VU — Vulnerable

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Phascogale	False Oat-Grass Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Phascogale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Oat-Grass Smut

Brush-tailed Phascogale

The Brush-tailed Phascogale (Phascogale pirata) is a species in the genus Phascogale. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.