Foxtail Smut vs Lacustrine Vole

Urocystis alopecuri compared with Microtus limnophilus

Key Differences

• Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated while Lacustrine Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail Smut	Lacustrine Vole
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	Microtus
Species	Urocystis alopecuri	Microtus limnophilus

Conservation Status

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Lacustrine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail Smut	Lacustrine Vole
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.

Lacustrine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.