vs Mexican prairie dog

Comatricha elegans compared with Cynomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Mexican prairie dog is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Mexican prairie dog
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	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Stemonitidaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Comatricha	Cynomys
Species	Comatricha elegans	Cynomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican prairie dog

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Mexican prairie dog
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).

Mexican prairie dog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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。