vs Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse

Comatricha elegans compared with Archboldomys maximus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stemonitidales	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Stemonitidaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Comatricha	Archboldomys
Species	Comatricha elegans	Archboldomys maximus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse
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).

Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse

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.