vs Harmless Serotine

Comatricha longipila compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Harmless Serotine
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stemonitidales	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Stemonitidaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Comatricha	Eptesicus
Species	Comatricha longipila	Eptesicus innoxius

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Comatricha longipila is a myxomycete in the order Stemonitidales, class Myxomycetes, belonging to the species-rich genus Comatricha. The species name reflects a taxonomic characteristic used in its identification, as capillitial and spore features are the primary diagnostic traits for distinguishing species within this genus. C. longipila inhabits decaying woody substrates and moist organic debris in forested and shaded environments. It passes through a conspicuous plasmodial stage in which a macroscopic, multinucleate mass of cytoplasm moves across and through substrates in search of bacterial and fungal food sources. The species subsequently forms fruiting bodies that release spores for aerial dispersal. Like all myxomycetes, this organism does not possess conventional physical traits such as body length or mass, and no quantitative biological data are recorded for this species. It has not been assessed by the IUCN.