Foxtail Smut vs North American Badger

Urocystis alopecuri compared with Taxidea taxus

Key Differences

• Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated while North American Badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail Smut	North American Badger
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Urocystidaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Urocystis	Taxidea
Species	Urocystis alopecuri	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail Smut	North American Badger
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.

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.