African Penduline-Tit vs

Anthoscopus caroli compared with Exobasidium splendidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Penduline-Tit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Remizidae	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Anthoscopus	Exobasidium
Species	Anthoscopus caroli	Exobasidium splendidum

Conservation Status

African Penduline-Tit

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Penduline-Tit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Penduline-Tit

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

African Penduline-Tit

The African Penduline-Tit (Anthoscopus caroli) is a species in the genus Anthoscopus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Exobasidium splendidum is a parasitic basidiomycete fungus that forms galls and hypertrophied growths on the leaves and stems of host plants in the heath family. It inhabits boreal and montane habitats where Ericaceae shrubs such as Arctostaphylos grow. This parasitic fungus deforms host plant tissue to extract nutrients during its reproductive phase.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway