vs Lowe s Mona Monkey

Comatricha elegans compared with Cercopithecus lowei

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Lowe s Mona Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lowe s Mona Monkey
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stemonitidales	Primates (Primates)
Family	Stemonitidaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Comatricha	Cercopithecus
Species	Comatricha elegans	Cercopithecus lowei

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Lowe s Mona Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Lowe s Mona Monkey
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).

Lowe s Mona Monkey

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.