False Oat-Grass Smut vs Margay

Urocystis avenae-elatioris compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Oat-Grass Smut	Margay
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Urocystidaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Urocystis	Leopardus
Species	Urocystis avenae-elatioris	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Oat-Grass Smut

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.