Foxtail Smut vs Mexican Harvest Mouse

Urocystis alopecuri compared with Reithrodontomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated while Mexican Harvest Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail Smut	Mexican Harvest Mouse
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	Reithrodontomys
Species	Urocystis alopecuri	Reithrodontomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Harvest Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail Smut	Mexican Harvest Mouse
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.

Mexican Harvest Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.