vs Fiery Squirrel

Exobasidium splendidum compared with Sciurus flammifer

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Fiery Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Fiery Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Fiery Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Fiery Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.