vs Geoffroy's cat

Exobasidium splendidum compared with Leopardus geoffroyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Geoffroy's cat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Exobasidiaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Exobasidium	Leopardus
Species	Exobasidium splendidum	Leopardus geoffroyi

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Geoffroy's cat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Geoffroy's cat
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.

Geoffroy's cat

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.