vs Malenge Babirusa

Exobasidium splendidum compared with Babyrousa togeanensis

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Malenge Babirusa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Malenge Babirusa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Exobasidiaceae	Suidae (Pigs)
Genus	Exobasidium	Babyrousa
Species	Exobasidium splendidum	Babyrousa togeanensis

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Malenge Babirusa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Malenge Babirusa
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.

Malenge Babirusa

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.