Crete Spiny Mouse vs

Acomys minous compared with Exobasidium splendidum

Key Differences

• Crete Spiny Mouse is Data Deficient while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crete Spiny Mouse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Acomys	Exobasidium
Species	Acomys minous	Exobasidium splendidum

Conservation Status

Crete Spiny Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crete Spiny Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crete Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Greece.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

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.