vs mountain gorilla

Exobasidium splendidum compared with Gorilla beringei

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		mountain gorilla
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Exobasidiaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Exobasidium	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Exobasidium splendidum	Gorilla beringei

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		mountain gorilla
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.

mountain gorilla

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.