vs Julia Creek dunnart

Comatricha elegans compared with Sminthopsis douglasi

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Julia Creek dunnart is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Julia Creek dunnart
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stemonitidales	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Stemonitidaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Comatricha	Sminthopsis
Species	Comatricha elegans	Sminthopsis douglasi

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Julia Creek dunnart

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Julia Creek dunnart
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).

Julia Creek dunnart

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.