Daurian Hedgehog vs

Mesechinus dauuricus compared with Exobasidium splendidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Daurian Hedgehog
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Mesechinus	Exobasidium
Species	Mesechinus dauuricus	Exobasidium splendidum

Conservation Status

Daurian Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Daurian Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Daurian Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.