Balkan Snow Vole vs

Dinaromys bogdanovi compared with Exobasidium splendidum

Key Differences

  • Balkan Snow Vole is Vulnerable while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Balkan Snow Vole
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family Cricetidae Exobasidiaceae
Genus Dinaromys Exobasidium
Species Dinaromys bogdanovi Exobasidium splendidum

Conservation Status

Balkan Snow Vole

VU — Vulnerable

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Balkan Snow Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Snow Vole

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.

Balkan Snow Vole

The Balkan Snow Vole (Dinaromys bogdanovi) is a species in the genus Dinaromys. It is currently classified as Vulnerable 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.

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