vs Greater Chinese Mole

Comatricha elegans compared with Euroscaptor grandis

Key Differences

  • is Not Evaluated while Greater Chinese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Greater Chinese Mole
Kingdom Protozoa (protozoa) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Mycetozoa Chordata (Chordates)
Class Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Stemonitidales Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Stemonitidaceae Talpidae
Genus Comatricha Euroscaptor
Species Comatricha elegans Euroscaptor grandis

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Greater Chinese Mole
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).

Greater Chinese Mole

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.

Greater Chinese Mole

No description available.

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