Cowberry Redleaf vs Lofty Pericote

Exobasidium vaccinii compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cowberry Redleaf	Lofty 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	Auliscomys
Species	Exobasidium vaccinii	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

Cowberry Redleaf

LC — Least Concern

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cowberry Redleaf	Lofty 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.

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.