False Oat-Grass Smut vs Lofty Pericote

Urocystis avenae-elatioris compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Key Differences

• False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated while Lofty Pericote is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Oat-Grass Smut	Lofty Pericote
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Urocystidaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Urocystis	Auliscomys
Species	Urocystis avenae-elatioris	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Oat-Grass Smut	Lofty Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Oat-Grass Smut

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.