vs Northern Ghost Bat

Microbotryum scorzonerae compared with Diclidurus albus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Northern Ghost Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Northern Ghost Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Microbotryomycetes (Microbotryomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Microbotryales (Microbotryales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Microbotryaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Microbotryum	Diclidurus
Species	Microbotryum scorzonerae	Diclidurus albus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Northern Ghost Bat
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.

Northern Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.