Anemone Smut vs Black Bent

Urocystis anemones compared with Agrostis gigantea

Key Differences

• Anemone Smut is Not Evaluated while Black Bent is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anemone Smut	Black Bent
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Urocystidaceae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Urocystis	Agrostis
Species	Urocystis anemones	Agrostis gigantea

Conservation Status

Anemone Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anemone Smut	Black Bent
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.

Black Bent

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Anemone Smut

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

Black Bent

The Black Bent (Agrostis gigantea) is a species in the genus Agrostis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden