vs Guianan Bonneted Bat

Exobasidium splendidum compared with Eumops maurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Guianan Bonneted Bat
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Exobasidiaceae Molossidae
Genus Exobasidium Eumops
Species Exobasidium splendidum Eumops maurus

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Guianan Bonneted Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Guianan Bonneted Bat
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Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Guianan Bonneted Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and 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.

Guianan Bonneted Bat

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