vs Popayán Thomasomys

Physarum viride compared with Thomasomys popayanus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Popayán Thomasomys is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Popayán Thomasomys
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Physarales (Physarales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Physaraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Physarum	Thomasomys
Species	Physarum viride	Thomasomys popayanus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Popayán Thomasomys

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Popayán Thomasomys
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).

Popayán Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Physarum viride is a vibrantly coloured myxomycete (slime mould) producing small, bright yellow-green sporangia on decaying organic matter including dead wood, leaves, and litter in forest habitats. Like all Physarum species, it spends part of its life as a multinucleate plasmodium that creeps across substrates to engulf food particles. This species is found in moist woodlands across temperate and tropical zones.