vs Mountain Anoa

Comatricha elegans compared with Bubalus quarlesi

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Mountain Anoa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Mountain Anoa
Kingdom	Protozoa (प्रजीवगण)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Stemonitidales	Artiodactyla (सम-ऊँगली खुरदार)
Family	Stemonitidaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Comatricha	Bubalus
Species	Comatricha elegans	Bubalus quarlesi

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Anoa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Mountain Anoa
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).

Mountain Anoa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.