vs Omilteme Cottontail

Comatricha elegans compared with Sylvilagus insonus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Omilteme Cottontail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Omilteme Cottontail
Kingdom	Protozoa (Protozoen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Stemonitidales	Lagomorpha (Hasenartige)
Family	Stemonitidaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Comatricha	Sylvilagus
Species	Comatricha elegans	Sylvilagus insonus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Omilteme Cottontail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Omilteme Cottontail
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).

Omilteme Cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.