vs Phayre's leaf monkey

Microbotryum scorzonerae compared with Trachypithecus phayrei

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Phayre's leaf monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Phayre's leaf monkey
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Microbotryomycetes (Microbotryomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Microbotryales (Microbotryales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Microbotryaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Microbotryum	Trachypithecus
Species	Microbotryum scorzonerae	Trachypithecus phayrei

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Phayre's leaf monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Phayre's leaf monkey
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.

Phayre's leaf monkey

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.