False Oat-Grass Smut vs Merriam s Deermouse

Urocystis avenae-elatioris compared with Peromyscus merriami

Key Differences

• False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated while Merriam s Deermouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Oat-Grass Smut	Merriam s Deermouse
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	Peromyscus
Species	Urocystis avenae-elatioris	Peromyscus merriami

Conservation Status

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Merriam s Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Oat-Grass Smut	Merriam s Deermouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Oat-Grass Smut

Merriam s Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.