Cinnamon Wattle vs Foxtail Smut

Acacia leprosa compared with Urocystis alopecuri

Key Differences

• Cinnamon Wattle is Least Concern while Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon Wattle	Foxtail Smut
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Fabaceae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Acacia	Urocystis
Species	Acacia leprosa	Urocystis alopecuri

Conservation Status

Cinnamon Wattle

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon Wattle	Foxtail Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cinnamon Wattle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Foxtail Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

Cinnamon Wattle

The Cinnamon Wattle (Acacia leprosa) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.