Olive-gray Thomasomys vs Wheat smut

Thomasomys cinereus compared with Tilletia caries

Key Differences

• Olive-gray Thomasomys is Least Concern while Wheat smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Olive-gray Thomasomys	Wheat smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Tilletiales (Tilletiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Tilletiaceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Tilletia
Species	Thomasomys cinereus	Tilletia caries

Conservation Status

Olive-gray Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Wheat smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Olive-gray Thomasomys	Wheat smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Olive-gray Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Wheat smut

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (United States).