vs Mountain Anoa

Microbotryum scorzonerae compared with Bubalus quarlesi

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Mountain Anoa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Mountain Anoa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Microbotryomycetes (Microbotryomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Microbotryales (Microbotryales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Microbotryaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Microbotryum	Bubalus
Species	Microbotryum scorzonerae	Bubalus quarlesi

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Anoa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Mountain Anoa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mountain Anoa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Microbotryum scorzonerae is a smut fungus specifically parasitizing Scorzonera and related plants in the daisy family. It replaces the pollen and ovules of host plants with dark spore masses, reducing host reproduction. This highly specialized pathogen inhabits grasslands and steppe environments where its Scorzonera hosts occur.