vs Maned wolf

Exobasidium splendidum compared with Chrysocyon brachyurus

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Maned wolf is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Maned wolf
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Exobasidiaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Exobasidium	Chrysocyon
Species	Exobasidium splendidum	Chrysocyon brachyurus

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Maned wolf

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Maned wolf
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 wolf

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.