vs Gilbert's dunnart

Comatricha elegans compared with Sminthopsis gilberti

Key Differences

  • is Not Evaluated while Gilbert's dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Gilbert's dunnart
Kingdom Protozoa (protozoa) Animalia (hewan)
Phylum Mycetozoa Chordata (Chordates)
Class Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes) Mammalia (mamalia)
Order Stemonitidales Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family Stemonitidaceae Dasyuridae
Genus Comatricha Sminthopsis
Species Comatricha elegans Sminthopsis gilberti

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Gilbert's dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Gilbert's dunnart
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).

Gilbert's dunnart

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.

Gilbert's dunnart

No description available.

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