Foxtail Smut vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Urocystis alopecuri compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail Smut	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Urocystidaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Urocystis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Urocystis alopecuri	Pteropus vetula

Conservation Status

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail Smut	New Caledonian Flying Fox
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.

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.