Dwarf Hutia vs False Oat-Grass Smut

Mesocapromys nanus compared with Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Key Differences

• Dwarf Hutia is Critically Endangered while False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Hutia	False Oat-Grass Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Capromyidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Mesocapromys	Urocystis
Species	Mesocapromys nanus	Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Conservation Status

Dwarf Hutia

CR — Critically Endangered

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Hutia	False Oat-Grass Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Oat-Grass Smut