vs New Guinean planigale

Comatricha elegans compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while New Guinean planigale is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		New Guinean planigale
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stemonitidales	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Stemonitidaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Comatricha	Planigale
Species	Comatricha elegans	Planigale novaeguineae

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		New Guinean planigale
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).

New Guinean planigale

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.