Coppery Sprite vs False Oat-Grass Smut

Arielulus cuprosus compared with Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Key Differences

• Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable while False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coppery Sprite	False Oat-Grass Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Arielulus	Urocystis
Species	Arielulus cuprosus	Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Conservation Status

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coppery Sprite	False Oat-Grass Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coppery Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Oat-Grass Smut