vs Hoary fox

Exobasidium splendidum compared with Lycalopex vetulus

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Hoary fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Hoary fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Exobasidiaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Exobasidium	Lycalopex
Species	Exobasidium splendidum	Lycalopex vetulus

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Hoary fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Hoary fox
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.

Hoary fox

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.