False Oat-Grass Smut vs Noctule

Urocystis avenae-elatioris compared with Nyctalus noctula

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Oat-Grass Smut	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 noctula

Conservation Status

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Noctule

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Oat-Grass Smut

Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Noctule

Noctule (Nyctalus noctula) is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. Facing a high risk of endangerment in the wild, with declining populations and increasing habitat pressure.