vs Philippine tarsier

Microbotryum scorzonerae compared with Carlito syrichta

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Philippine tarsier is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Philippine tarsier
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Microbotryomycetes (Microbotryomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Microbotryales (Microbotryales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Microbotryaceae	Tarsiidae
Genus	Microbotryum	Carlito
Species	Microbotryum scorzonerae	Carlito syrichta

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Philippine tarsier

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Philippine tarsier
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 tarsier

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.