Foxtail Smut vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Urocystis alopecuri compared with Alticola macrotis

Key Differences

• Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated while Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail Smut	Large-eared Mountain 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	Alticola
Species	Urocystis alopecuri	Alticola macrotis

Conservation Status

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail Smut	Large-eared Mountain 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.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.