Deppe's Squirrel vs

Sciurus deppei compared with Exobasidium splendidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deppe's Squirrel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Exobasidium
Species	Sciurus deppei	Exobasidium splendidum

Conservation Status

Deppe's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deppe's Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deppe's Squirrel

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.