False Oat-Grass Smut vs Foxtail Smut

Urocystis avenae-elatioris compared with Urocystis alopecuri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Oat-Grass Smut	Foxtail Smut
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order same	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family same	Urocystidaceae	Urocystidaceae
Genus same	Urocystis	Urocystis
Species	Urocystis avenae-elatioris	Urocystis alopecuri

Evolutionary Relationship

False Oat-Grass Smut and Foxtail Smut share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Urocystis.

Conservation Status

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Oat-Grass Smut	Foxtail Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Oat-Grass Smut

Foxtail Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.