vs Isabelle's Serotine

Comatricha nigra compared with Eptesicus isabellinus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Isabelle's Serotine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Isabelle's Serotine
Kingdom	Protozoa (원생동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Stemonitidales	Chiroptera (박쥐)
Family	Stemonitidaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Comatricha	Eptesicus
Species	Comatricha nigra	Eptesicus isabellinus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Isabelle's Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Isabelle's Serotine
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).

Isabelle's Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

<em>Comatricha nigra</em> is among the more widely distributed species in the genus <em>Comatricha</em>, with documented records from Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. It belongs to the class Myxomycetes, order Stemonitidales, and is recognized by its dark, stalked sporangia with a distinctive capillitium. The species grows on decaying wood, bark, and moist plant debris in forest habitats across its broad geographic range. As with all plasmodial slime molds, <em>C. nigra</em> undergoes a life cycle that includes a motile plasmodial feeding stage and a reproductive sporangial stage. The feeding plasmodium consumes bacteria, fungal spores, and organic particles, playing a role in nutrient cycling and decomposition. The global distribution of <em>C. nigra</em> reflects the capacity of slime mold spores to disperse over long distances via wind currents. No quantitative biological metrics are recorded, and the species has not been assessed by the IUCN.