False Oat-Grass Smut vs Lesser Chiruromys

Urocystis avenae-elatioris compared with Chiruromys vates

Key Differences

• False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated while Lesser Chiruromys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Oat-Grass Smut	Lesser Chiruromys
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Urocystidaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Urocystis	Chiruromys
Species	Urocystis avenae-elatioris	Chiruromys vates

Conservation Status

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Chiruromys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Oat-Grass Smut	Lesser Chiruromys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Oat-Grass Smut

Lesser Chiruromys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.