vs Foca Pia

Exobasidium splendidum compared with Pagophilus groenlandicus

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Foca Pia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Foca Pia
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Exobasidiaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Exobasidium	Pagophilus
Species	Exobasidium splendidum	Pagophilus groenlandicus

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Foca Pia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Foca Pia
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.

Foca Pia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden