Cowberry Redleaf vs Japanese Squirrel

Exobasidium vaccinii compared with Sciurus lis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cowberry Redleaf	Japanese Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Exobasidiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Exobasidium	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Exobasidium vaccinii	Sciurus lis

Conservation Status

Cowberry Redleaf

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cowberry Redleaf	Japanese Squirrel
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.

Japanese Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.