vs Ogilby's Duiker

Microbotryum scorzonerae compared with Cephalophus ogilbyi

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Ogilby's Duiker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Ogilby's Duiker
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	Cephalophus
Species	Microbotryum scorzonerae	Cephalophus ogilbyi

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Ogilby's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Ogilby's Duiker
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.

Ogilby's Duiker

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.