Brock's Yellow-eared Bat vs

Vampyriscus brocki compared with Exobasidium splendidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brock's Yellow-eared Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Vampyriscus	Exobasidium
Species	Vampyriscus brocki	Exobasidium splendidum

Conservation Status

Brock's Yellow-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brock's Yellow-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brock's Yellow-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Brock's Yellow-eared Bat

The Brock'S Yellow-Eared Bat (Vampyriscus brocki) is a species in the genus Vampyriscus. 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.