vs Pygmy three-toed sloth

Exobasidium splendidum compared with Bradypus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Pygmy three-toed sloth is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Pygmy three-toed 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 pygmaeus

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Pygmy three-toed sloth

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Pygmy three-toed 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.

Pygmy three-toed 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.