Bunt Of Wheat vs Wheat smut

Tilletia laevis compared with Tilletia caries

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bunt Of Wheat	Wheat smut
Kingdom same	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
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 laevis	Tilletia caries

Evolutionary Relationship

Bunt Of Wheat and Wheat smut share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Tilletia.

Conservation Status

Bunt Of Wheat

NE — Not Evaluated

Wheat smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bunt Of Wheat	Wheat smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bunt Of Wheat

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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).

Bunt Of Wheat

The Bunt Of Wheat (Tilletia laevis) is a species in the genus Tilletia. Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden