vs Haviside s Dolphin

Exobasidium splendidum compared with Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Haviside s Dolphin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Haviside s Dolphin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Exobasidiaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Exobasidium	Cephalorhynchus
Species	Exobasidium splendidum	Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Haviside s Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Haviside s Dolphin
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.

Haviside s Dolphin

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.