vs Golden Bamboo Lemur

Comatricha elegans compared with Hapalemur aureus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Golden Bamboo Lemur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Golden Bamboo Lemur
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stemonitidales	Primates (Primates)
Family	Stemonitidaceae	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Comatricha	Hapalemur
Species	Comatricha elegans	Hapalemur aureus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Golden Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Golden Bamboo Lemur
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).

Golden Bamboo Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.