Foxtail Smut vs Malayan civet

Urocystis alopecuri compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail Smut	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Urocystidaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Urocystis	Viverra
Species	Urocystis alopecuri	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail Smut	Malayan civet
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.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.