vs Pallid Ground Squirrel

Comatricha elegans compared with Spermophilus pallidicauda

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Pallid Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Pallid Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoo)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Stemonitidales	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Stemonitidaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Comatricha	Spermophilus
Species	Comatricha elegans	Spermophilus pallidicauda

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Pallid Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Pallid Ground Squirrel
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).

Pallid Ground Squirrel

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.