Sweet Vernal Smut vs Wheat smut

Tilletia anthoxanthi compared with Tilletia caries

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sweet Vernal Smut	Wheat smut
Kingdom same	Fungi (真菌界)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class same	Exobasidiomycetes (外担菌纲)	Exobasidiomycetes (外担菌纲)
Order same	Tilletiales (腥黑粉菌目)	Tilletiales (腥黑粉菌目)
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