vs Hooded red-sided opossum

Comatricha elegans compared with Monodelphis palliolata

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Hooded red-sided opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Hooded red-sided opossum
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stemonitidales	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Stemonitidaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Comatricha	Monodelphis
Species	Comatricha elegans	Monodelphis palliolata

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Hooded red-sided opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Hooded red-sided opossum
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).

Hooded red-sided opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.