vs Lavasoa Dwarf Lemur

Exobasidium splendidum compared with Cheirogaleus lavasoensis

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Lavasoa Dwarf Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lavasoa Dwarf Lemur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Exobasidiaceae	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Exobasidium	Cheirogaleus
Species	Exobasidium splendidum	Cheirogaleus lavasoensis

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Lavasoa Dwarf Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Lavasoa Dwarf Lemur
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.

Lavasoa Dwarf Lemur

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.