Angolan free-tailed bat vs

Mops condylurus compared with Exobasidium splendidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Angolan free-tailed bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Molossidae	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Mops	Exobasidium
Species	Mops condylurus	Exobasidium splendidum

Conservation Status

Angolan free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Angolan free-tailed bat
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Habitat & Geographic Range

Angolan free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Angolan free-tailed bat

The Angolan free-tailed bat (Mops condylurus) is a species in the genus Mops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.