Foxtail Smut vs Pacific Flying Fox

Urocystis alopecuri compared with Pteropus tonganus

Key Differences

• Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated while Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail Smut	Pacific 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 tonganus

Conservation Status

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail Smut	Pacific 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.

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.