Cowberry Redleaf vs Ecuadoran Pericote

Exobasidium vaccinii compared with Phyllotis haggardi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cowberry Redleaf	Ecuadoran Pericote
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Exobasidiaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Exobasidium	Phyllotis
Species	Exobasidium vaccinii	Phyllotis haggardi

Conservation Status

Cowberry Redleaf

LC — Least Concern

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cowberry Redleaf	Ecuadoran Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cowberry Redleaf

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Ecuadoran Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.