False Oat-Grass Smut vs Lesser Noctule

Urocystis avenae-elatioris compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Oat-Grass Smut

Lesser Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Sweden, and Ukraine. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.