Foxtail Smut vs Kosrae Flying Fox

Urocystis alopecuri compared with Pteropus ualanus

Key Differences

• Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated while Kosrae Flying Fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail Smut	Kosrae 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 ualanus

Conservation Status

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Kosrae Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail Smut	Kosrae 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.

Kosrae Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.