Desert Hare. vs

Lepus tibetanus compared with Exobasidium splendidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Hare.
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Lepus	Exobasidium
Species	Lepus tibetanus	Exobasidium splendidum

Conservation Status

Desert Hare.

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Hare.
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Hare.

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.