Foxtail Smut vs Graceful Laucha

Urocystis alopecuri compared with Calomys lepidus

Key Differences

• Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated while Graceful Laucha is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail Smut	Graceful Laucha
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	Calomys
Species	Urocystis alopecuri	Calomys lepidus

Conservation Status

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Graceful Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail Smut	Graceful Laucha
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Foxtail Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

Graceful Laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.