vs Lesser Cachalot

Exobasidium splendidum compared with Kogia breviceps

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Lesser Cachalot is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lesser Cachalot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Exobasidiaceae	Kogiidae
Genus	Exobasidium	Kogia
Species	Exobasidium splendidum	Kogia breviceps

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Cachalot

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Lesser Cachalot
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.

Lesser Cachalot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden