vs Orces's Long-tongued Bat

Comatricha elegans compared with Lonchophylla orcesi

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Orces's Long-tongued Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Orces's Long-tongued Bat
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stemonitidales	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Stemonitidaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Comatricha	Lonchophylla
Species	Comatricha elegans	Lonchophylla orcesi

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Orces's Long-tongued Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Orces's Long-tongued 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).

Orces's Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.