vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Comatricha elegans compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Gray-bellied 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 moerex

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Gray-bellied 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).

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.