vs Long-legged Myotis

Comatricha elegans compared with Myotis volans

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Long-legged Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Long-legged Myotis
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stemonitidales	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Stemonitidaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Comatricha	Myotis
Species	Comatricha elegans	Myotis volans

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-legged Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Long-legged Myotis
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).

Long-legged Myotis

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.