Bronze quoll vs

Dasyurus spartacus compared with Exobasidium splendidum

Key Differences

• Bronze quoll is Near Threatened while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bronze quoll
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Dasyurus	Exobasidium
Species	Dasyurus spartacus	Exobasidium splendidum

Conservation Status

Bronze quoll

NT — Near Threatened

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bronze quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bronze quoll

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.

Bronze quoll

The Bronze Quoll (Dasyurus spartacus) is a species in the genus Dasyurus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened 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.