Foxtail Smut vs Potto

Urocystis alopecuri compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail Smut	Potto
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Urocystidaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Urocystis	Perodicticus
Species	Urocystis alopecuri	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail Smut	Potto
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.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.