Foxtail Smut vs Lesser Ghost Bat

Urocystis alopecuri compared with Diclidurus scutatus

Key Differences

• Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated while Lesser Ghost Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail Smut	Lesser Ghost Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Urocystidaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Urocystis	Diclidurus
Species	Urocystis alopecuri	Diclidurus scutatus

Conservation Status

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail Smut	Lesser Ghost 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.

Lesser Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.