Alpine marmot vs

Marmota marmota compared with Exobasidium splendidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Marmota	Exobasidium
Species	Marmota marmota	Exobasidium splendidum

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Czech Republic, Italy, and Spain.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Alpine marmot

The Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) is a species in the genus Marmota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Distributed across Andorra, Czech Republic, Italy, and Spain.

Exobasidium splendidum é um fungo basidiomiceto parasita que forma galhas e crescimentos hipertrofiados nas folhas e caules de plantas hospedeiras da família das urzes. Habita habitats boreais e montanos onde crescem arbustos de Ericaceae como Arctostaphylos. Este fungo parasita deforma o tecido da planta hospedeira para extrair nutrientes durante sua fase reprodutiva.