Salamandra de Anderson vs matria alta

Ambystoma andersoni compared with Comatricha ellae

Key Differences

• Salamandra de Anderson is Critically Endangered while matria alta is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Salamandra de Anderson	matria alta
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoo)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Mycetozoa
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Caudata (Urodela)	Stemonitidales
Family	Ambystomatidae	Stemonitidaceae
Genus	Ambystoma	Comatricha
Species	Ambystoma andersoni	Comatricha ellae

Conservation Status

Salamandra de Anderson

CR — Critically Endangered

matria alta

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Salamandra de Anderson	matria alta
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Salamandra de Anderson

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Nearctic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Mexico. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

matria alta

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.

Salamandra de Anderson

The Anderson's Salamander (Ambystoma andersoni) is a species in the genus Ambystoma. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Nearctic and Neo.

matria alta

<em>Comatricha ellae</em> is a plasmodial slime mold in the class Myxomycetes, order Stemonitidales, belonging to the diverse genus <em>Comatricha</em>. Members of this genus are characterized by their stalked sporangia with a persistent stalk and an elaborate internal capillitial network that aids in spore dispersal. <em>C. ellae</em> has been recorded from Europe and South America, growing on decomposing wood, bark, and other plant debris in moist forest environments. The feeding stage of the organism is a multinucleate plasmodium that migrates across substrates and engulfs microorganisms and organic particles. Upon maturation, the plasmodium aggregates and differentiates into sporangia that release airborne spores. As with other myxomycetes, the species lacks conventional biological traits such as body length or mass, and no quantitative metrics are available. It is not evaluated on the IUCN Red List.