Dwarf Free-tailed Bat vs Foxtail Smut

Mops nanulus compared with Urocystis alopecuri

Key Differences

• Dwarf Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat	Foxtail Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Molossidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Mops	Urocystis
Species	Mops nanulus	Urocystis alopecuri

Conservation Status

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat	Foxtail Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.