Blistering Ammania vs Foxtail Smut

Ammannia baccifera compared with Urocystis alopecuri

Key Differences

• Blistering Ammania is Least Concern while Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	Foxtail Smut
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Lythraceae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Ammannia	Urocystis
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Urocystis alopecuri

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	Foxtail Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

Foxtail Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian