Foxtail Smut vs Mongolian Three-toed Jerboa

Urocystis alopecuri compared with Stylodipus andrewsi

Key Differences

• Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated while Mongolian Three-toed Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail Smut	Mongolian Three-toed Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Urocystidaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Urocystis	Stylodipus
Species	Urocystis alopecuri	Stylodipus andrewsi

Conservation Status

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Mongolian Three-toed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail Smut	Mongolian Three-toed Jerboa
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.

Mongolian Three-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.