False Oat-Grass Smut vs Mérida Aepeomys

Urocystis avenae-elatioris compared with Aepeomys lugens

Key Differences

• False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated while Mérida Aepeomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Oat-Grass Smut	Mérida Aepeomys
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	Aepeomys
Species	Urocystis avenae-elatioris	Aepeomys lugens

Conservation Status

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Mérida Aepeomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Oat-Grass Smut

Mérida Aepeomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.