vs Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

Comatricha elegans compared with Lonchophylla orienticollina

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stemonitidales	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Stemonitidaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Comatricha	Lonchophylla
Species	Comatricha elegans	Lonchophylla orienticollina

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Belgium, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Comatricha elegans is a delicate myxomycete forming slender, stalked, cylindrical sporangia with an intricate internal network of threads (capillitium) that aid spore dispersal. It grows on decaying wood and bark in humid forest environments worldwide. This species belongs to a group of slime moulds notable for their elegant fruiting body architecture and cosmopolitan distribution.