vs Niceforo's Bat

Exobasidium splendidum compared with Trinycteris nicefori

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Niceforo's Bat
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Exobasidiaceae Phyllostomidae
Genus Exobasidium Trinycteris
Species Exobasidium splendidum Trinycteris nicefori

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Niceforo's Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Niceforo's 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.

Niceforo's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.

Niceforo's Bat

No description available.

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