Foxtail Smut vs Mountain Coati

Urocystis alopecuri compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail Smut	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Urocystidaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Urocystis	Nasua
Species	Urocystis alopecuri	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail Smut	Mountain Coati
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.

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.