vs Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat

Exobasidium splendidum compared with Coleura kibomalandy

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Exobasidiaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Exobasidium	Coleura
Species	Exobasidium splendidum	Coleura kibomalandy

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat
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.

Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat

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.