vs Northern Bettong

Comatricha elegans compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoo)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Stemonitidales	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Stemonitidaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Comatricha	Bettongia
Species	Comatricha elegans	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Northern Bettong
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).

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.