Anemone Smut vs Beautiful Plume

Urocystis anemones compared with Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Key Differences

Anemone Smut is Not Evaluated while Beautiful Plume is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anemone Smut	Beautiful Plume
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Urocystidaceae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Urocystis	Amblyptilia
Species	Urocystis anemones	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Conservation Status

Anemone Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anemone Smut	Beautiful Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Anemone Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Beautiful Plume

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), and Europe (31 countries).

Anemone Smut

The Anemone Smut (Urocystis anemones) is a species in the genus Urocystis. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Beautiful Plume

The Beautiful Plume (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are.