Cowberry Redleaf vs Lesser Chiruromys

Exobasidium vaccinii compared with Chiruromys vates

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cowberry Redleaf	Lesser Chiruromys
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Exobasidiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Exobasidium	Chiruromys
Species	Exobasidium vaccinii	Chiruromys vates

Conservation Status

Cowberry Redleaf

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Chiruromys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cowberry Redleaf	Lesser Chiruromys
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.

Lesser Chiruromys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.