vs Mountain Gazelle

Microbotryum scorzonerae compared with Gazella gazella

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Mountain Gazelle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Mountain Gazelle
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	Gazella
Species	Microbotryum scorzonerae	Gazella gazella

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Gazelle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Mountain Gazelle
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 Gazelle

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.