vs Malayan Water Shrew

Comatricha elegans compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

  • is Not Evaluated while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom Protozoa (protozoa) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Mycetozoa Chordata (Chordates)
Class Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Stemonitidales Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Stemonitidaceae Soricidae
Genus Comatricha Chimarrogale
Species Comatricha elegans Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Malayan Water Shrew
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).

Malayan Water Shrew

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.

Malayan Water Shrew

No description available.

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