vs Mediterranean Pine Vole

Comatricha elegans compared with Microtus duodecimcostatus

Key Differences

  • is Not Evaluated while Mediterranean Pine Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Mediterranean Pine Vole
Kingdom Protozoa (protozoa) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Mycetozoa Chordata (Chordates)
Class Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Stemonitidales Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Stemonitidaceae Cricetidae
Genus Comatricha Microtus
Species Comatricha elegans Microtus duodecimcostatus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Mediterranean Pine Vole
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).

Mediterranean Pine Vole

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.

Mediterranean Pine Vole

No description available.

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