Meadow Grass Smut vs Bely Medved

Urocystis poae compared with Ursus maritimus

Key Differences

• Meadow Grass Smut is Not Evaluated while Bely Medved is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meadow Grass Smut	Bely Medved
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Устомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)	Carnivora (хищные)
Family	Urocystidaceae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Urocystis	Ursus (Bears)
Species	Urocystis poae	Ursus maritimus

Conservation Status

Meadow Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Bely Medved

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~26.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meadow Grass Smut	Bely Medved
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	2.4 m
Average Weight	—	450.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meadow Grass Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.

Bely Medved

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bely Medved

The largest land carnivore on Earth, polar bears can exceed 700 kg and are found across Arctic sea ice from Canada to Russia. Highly specialized marine mammals that rely on sea ice to hunt ringed and bearded seals. Excellent swimmers capable of covering vast distances in open water. Listed as Vulnerable, with populations under severe pressure from rapid Arctic sea ice loss due to climate change.