Dryad Monkey vs

Chlorocebus dryas compared with Exobasidium splendidum

Key Differences

• Dryad Monkey is Endangered while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dryad Monkey
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Chlorocebus	Exobasidium
Species	Chlorocebus dryas	Exobasidium splendidum

Conservation Status

Dryad Monkey

EN — Endangered

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dryad Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dryad Monkey

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.