Sweet Vernal Smut vs Wheat smut

Tilletia anthoxanthi compared with Tilletia caries

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sweet Vernal Smut	Wheat smut
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order same	Tilletiales (Tilletiales)	Tilletiales (Tilletiales)
Family same	Tilletiaceae	Tilletiaceae
Genus same	Tilletia	Tilletia
Species	Tilletia anthoxanthi	Tilletia caries

Evolutionary Relationship

Sweet Vernal Smut and Wheat smut share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Tilletia.

Conservation Status

Sweet Vernal Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Wheat smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sweet Vernal Smut	Wheat smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sweet Vernal Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Wheat smut

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden