vs Franciscana

Exobasidium splendidum compared with Pontoporia blainvillei

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Franciscana is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Franciscana
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Exobasidiaceae	Pontoporiidae
Genus	Exobasidium	Pontoporia
Species	Exobasidium splendidum	Pontoporia blainvillei

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Franciscana

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Franciscana
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.

Franciscana

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.