Foxtail Smut vs Japanese Hare

Urocystis alopecuri compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

• Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated while Japanese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail Smut	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Urocystidaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Urocystis	Lepus
Species	Urocystis alopecuri	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail Smut	Japanese Hare
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.

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.