vs Lowland Tapir

Comatricha elegans compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lowland Tapir
Kingdom	Protozoa (原生動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Myxomycetes (変形菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Stemonitidales	Perissodactyla (奇蹄目)
Family	Stemonitidaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Comatricha	Tapirus
Species	Comatricha elegans	Tapirus terrestris

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Lowland Tapir
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).

Lowland Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Comatricha elegansは、胞子散布を助ける複雑な内部糸のネットワーク（毛細糸）を持つ細く柄のある円筒形の胞子囊を形成する繊細な変形菌です。世界中の湿った森林環境の腐朽木と樹皮に生育します。この種は優雅な子実体構造と汎世界的な分布で知られる変形菌のグループに属します。