vs Palawan Treeshrew

Microbotryum scorzonerae compared with Tupaia palawanensis

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Palawan Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Palawan Treeshrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Microbotryomycetes (Microbotryomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Microbotryales (Microbotryales)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Microbotryaceae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Microbotryum	Tupaia
Species	Microbotryum scorzonerae	Tupaia palawanensis

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Palawan Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Palawan Treeshrew
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.

Palawan Treeshrew

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.