Foxtail Smut vs Gray Flying Fox

Urocystis alopecuri compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail Smut	Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Urocystidaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Urocystis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Urocystis alopecuri	Pteropus griseus

Conservation Status

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail Smut	Gray Flying Fox
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.

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.