vs Kirk's dik-dik

Comatricha elegans compared with Madoqua kirkii

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Kirk's dik-dik is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Kirk's dik-dik
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stemonitidales	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Stemonitidaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Comatricha	Madoqua
Species	Comatricha elegans	Madoqua kirkii

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Kirk's dik-dik

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Kirk's dik-dik
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).

Kirk's dik-dik

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.

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.