vs Formosan rock macaque

Comatricha elegans compared with Macaca cyclopis

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Formosan rock macaque is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Formosan rock macaque
Kingdom	Protozoa (Protozoen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Stemonitidales	Primates (Primaten)
Family	Stemonitidaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Comatricha	Macaca
Species	Comatricha elegans	Macaca cyclopis

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Formosan rock macaque

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Formosan rock macaque
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).

Formosan rock macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.

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.