vs Guemal

Exobasidium splendidum compared with Hippocamelus bisulcus

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Guemal is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Guemal
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Exobasidiaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Exobasidium	Hippocamelus
Species	Exobasidium splendidum	Hippocamelus bisulcus

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Guemal

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Guemal
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.

Guemal

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.