Foxtail Smut vs Hoary Wattled Bat

Urocystis alopecuri compared with Chalinolobus nigrogriseus

Key Differences

• Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated while Hoary Wattled Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail Smut	Hoary Wattled Bat
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	Chalinolobus
Species	Urocystis alopecuri	Chalinolobus nigrogriseus

Conservation Status

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Hoary Wattled Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail Smut	Hoary Wattled Bat
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.

Hoary Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.