Brush-tailed Phascogale vs

Phascogale pirata compared with Exobasidium splendidum

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Phascogale is Vulnerable while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Phascogale
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	Phascogale	Exobasidium
Species	Phascogale pirata	Exobasidium splendidum

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Phascogale

VU — Vulnerable

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Phascogale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Phascogale

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.

Brush-tailed Phascogale

The Brush-tailed Phascogale (Phascogale pirata) is a species in the genus Phascogale. 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.