vs Eastern Red Bat

Comatricha elegans compared with Lasiurus borealis

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Eastern Red Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Eastern Red Bat
Kingdom	Protozoa (प्रजीवगण)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Stemonitidales	Chiroptera (चमगादड़)
Family	Stemonitidaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Comatricha	Lasiurus
Species	Comatricha elegans	Lasiurus borealis

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Eastern Red Bat
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).

Eastern Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Comatricha elegans is a delicate myxomycete forming slender, stalked, cylindrical sporangia with an intricate internal network of threads (capillitium) that aid spore dispersal. It grows on decaying wood and bark in humid forest environments worldwide. This species belongs to a group of slime moulds notable for their elegant fruiting body architecture and cosmopolitan distribution.