vs Ecuadorean Rice Rat

Comatricha elegans compared with Nephelomys auriventer

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Ecuadorean Rice Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Ecuadorean Rice Rat
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoo)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Stemonitidales	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Stemonitidaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Comatricha	Nephelomys
Species	Comatricha elegans	Nephelomys auriventer

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Ecuadorean Rice Rat
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).

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Comatricha elegans es un delicado mixomiceto que forma esporangios cilíndricos delgados y pedunculados con una intrincada red interna de hilos (capilicio) que ayudan a la dispersión de esporas. Crece sobre madera en descomposición y corteza en ambientes forestales húmedos en todo el mundo. Esta especie pertenece a un grupo de hongos mucilaginosos destacables por su elegante arquitectura de cuerpos fructíferos y su distribución cosmopolita.