vs Grandidier's Trident Bat

Comatricha elegans compared with Paratriaenops auritus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Grandidier's Trident Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Grandidier's Trident Bat
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stemonitidales	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Stemonitidaceae	Rhinonycteridae
Genus	Comatricha	Paratriaenops
Species	Comatricha elegans	Paratriaenops auritus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Grandidier's Trident Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Grandidier's Trident 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).

Grandidier's Trident Bat

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.