vs Philippine mouse-deer

Microbotryum scorzonerae compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Philippine mouse-deer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Philippine mouse-deer
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	Tragulidae
Genus	Microbotryum	Tragulus
Species	Microbotryum scorzonerae	Tragulus nigricans

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Philippine mouse-deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Philippine mouse-deer
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.

Philippine mouse-deer

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.