Meadow Grass Smut vs Ornate Shrew

Urocystis poae compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Meadow Grass Smut is Not Evaluated while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meadow Grass 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 poae	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Meadow Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meadow Grass Smut	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meadow Grass Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.