vs Souris Marsupiale À Queue Adipeuse

Comatricha alta compared with Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Souris Marsupiale À Queue Adipeuse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Souris Marsupiale À Queue Adipeuse
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoaire)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Stemonitidales	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Stemonitidaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Comatricha	Pseudantechinus
Species	Comatricha alta	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Souris Marsupiale À Queue Adipeuse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Souris Marsupiale À Queue Adipeuse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Souris Marsupiale À Queue Adipeuse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Comatricha alta is a myxomycete, or plasmodial slime mold, belonging to the order Stemonitidales within the class Myxomycetes. Like all members of the genus Comatricha, it occupies a unique position in the tree of life, exhibiting characteristics that were historically associated with both fungi and protozoa but are now classified within the supergroup Amoebozoa. The species produces fruiting bodies consisting of delicate, thread-like capillitial networks enclosed within a peridium, and forms spores that are dispersed by air currents. C. alta has been documented from Europe, where it occurs on decaying woody substrates such as rotting logs, fallen bark, and dead plant matter in forested and shaded environments. It thrives in moist, humid conditions that support the feeding plasmodial stage, during which it engulfs bacteria, fungal spores, and organic particles. No quantitative biological traits data are available for this species.