vs Incan shrew opossum

Comatricha elegans compared with Lestoros inca

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Incan shrew opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Incan shrew opossum
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stemonitidales	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)
Family	Stemonitidaceae	Caenolestidae
Genus	Comatricha	Lestoros
Species	Comatricha elegans	Lestoros inca

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Incan shrew 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).

Incan shrew opossum

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.