vs Maned sloth

Exobasidium splendidum compared with Bradypus torquatus

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Maned sloth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Maned sloth
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Exobasidiaceae	Bradypodidae (Three-toed Sloths)
Genus	Exobasidium	Bradypus (Three-toed Sloths)
Species	Exobasidium splendidum	Bradypus torquatus

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Maned sloth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Maned sloth
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.

Maned sloth

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.