vs Northern tamandua

Comatricha elegans compared with Tamandua mexicana

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Northern tamandua is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Northern tamandua
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stemonitidales	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Stemonitidaceae	Myrmecophagidae
Genus	Comatricha	Tamandua
Species	Comatricha elegans	Tamandua mexicana

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern tamandua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Northern tamandua
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).

Northern tamandua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.