Foxtail Smut vs Niger Delta Red Colobus

Urocystis alopecuri compared with Piliocolobus epieni

Key Differences

• Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated while Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail Smut	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Urocystidaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Urocystis	Piliocolobus
Species	Urocystis alopecuri	Piliocolobus epieni

Conservation Status

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail Smut	Niger Delta Red Colobus
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.

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.