False Oat-Grass Smut vs Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Urocystis avenae-elatioris compared with Amazilia tzacatl

Key Differences

• False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated while Rufous-tailed Hummingbird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Oat-Grass Smut	Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Urocystidaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Urocystis	Amazilia
Species	Urocystis avenae-elatioris	Amazilia tzacatl

Conservation Status

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Oat-Grass Smut	Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Oat-Grass Smut

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

One of the most common hummingbirds in Central America and northwestern South America, rufous-tailed hummingbirds are medium-sized with green upper parts and a diagnostic bright rufous-orange tail. Found from Mexico to Ecuador and Trinidad in a wide range of habitats including forest edges, gardens, plantations, and secondary growth from sea level to 2,100 meters. Aggressive territory defenders at feeders and flowering plants, they are frequently seen in gardens across their range. Listed as Least Concern.