vs Hainan Hare

Exobasidium splendidum compared with Lepus hainanus

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Hainan Hare is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Hainan Hare
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Exobasidiaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Exobasidium	Lepus
Species	Exobasidium splendidum	Lepus hainanus

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Hainan Hare

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Hainan Hare
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.

Hainan Hare

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.