Foxtail Smut vs Ornate Shrew

Urocystis alopecuri compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail Smut	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Urocystidaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Urocystis	Sorex
Species	Urocystis alopecuri	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail Smut	Ornate Shrew
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 Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.