vs Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat

Comatricha elegans compared with Coleura kibomalandy

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stemonitidales	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Stemonitidaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Comatricha	Coleura
Species	Comatricha elegans	Coleura kibomalandy

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat
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).

Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat

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.