Foxtail Smut vs Northern Bettong

Urocystis alopecuri compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail Smut	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Urocystidaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Urocystis	Bettongia
Species	Urocystis alopecuri	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail Smut	Northern Bettong
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.

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.