Foxtail Smut vs Ornate Flying Fox

Urocystis alopecuri compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail Smut	Ornate 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 ornatus

Conservation Status

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail Smut	Ornate 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.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.