Asian Badger vs

Meles leucurus compared with Exobasidium splendidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Badger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Meles	Exobasidium
Species	Meles leucurus	Exobasidium splendidum

Conservation Status

Asian Badger

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Badger

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.

Asian Badger

Asian badger (Meles leucurus) is a species in the genus Meles. It is listed 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.