vs Patrizi's Trident Leaf-nosed Bat

Microbotryum scorzonerae compared with Asellia patrizii

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Patrizi's Trident Leaf-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Patrizi's Trident Leaf-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Microbotryomycetes (Microbotryomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Microbotryales (Microbotryales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Microbotryaceae	Hipposideridae
Genus	Microbotryum	Asellia
Species	Microbotryum scorzonerae	Asellia patrizii

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Patrizi's Trident Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Patrizi's Trident Leaf-nosed 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.

Patrizi's Trident Leaf-nosed Bat

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.