viejo vs abigarrada de la ortiga

Comatricha nigra compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• viejo is Not Evaluated while abigarrada de la ortiga is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	viejo	abigarrada de la ortiga
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoo)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Stemonitidales	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Stemonitidaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Comatricha	Aglais
Species	Comatricha nigra	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

viejo

NE — Not Evaluated

abigarrada de la ortiga

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	viejo	abigarrada de la ortiga
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

viejo

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).

abigarrada de la ortiga

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (41 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

viejo

<em>Comatricha nigra</em> is among the more widely distributed species in the genus <em>Comatricha</em>, with documented records from Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. It belongs to the class Myxomycetes, order Stemonitidales, and is recognized by its dark, stalked sporangia with a distinctive capillitium. The species grows on decaying wood, bark, and moist plant debris in forest habitats across its broad geographic range. As with all plasmodial slime molds, <em>C. nigra</em> undergoes a life cycle that includes a motile plasmodial feeding stage and a reproductive sporangial stage. The feeding plasmodium consumes bacteria, fungal spores, and organic particles, playing a role in nutrient cycling and decomposition. The global distribution of <em>C. nigra</em> reflects the capacity of slime mold spores to disperse over long distances via wind currents. No quantitative biological metrics are recorded, and the species has not been assessed by the IUCN.

abigarrada de la ortiga

La mariposa ortiguera pequena (Aglais urticae) esta clasificada como Casi Amenazada (NT) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Esta cerca de calificar como amenazada, con poblaciones que podrian volverse vulnerables sin medidas de conservacion.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden