Azorean predacious diving beetle vs

Agabus godmanni compared with Comatricha ellae

Key Differences

• Azorean predacious diving beetle is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azorean predacious diving beetle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoário)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Mycetozoa
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (besouro)	Stemonitidales
Family	Dytiscidae	Stemonitidaceae
Genus	Agabus	Comatricha
Species	Agabus godmanni	Comatricha ellae

Conservation Status

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azorean predacious diving beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azorean predacious diving beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.

Azorean predacious diving beetle

The Azorean predacious diving beetle (Agabus godmanni) is a species in the genus Agabus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

<em>Comatricha ellae</em> is a plasmodial slime mold in the class Myxomycetes, order Stemonitidales, belonging to the diverse genus <em>Comatricha</em>. Members of this genus are characterized by their stalked sporangia with a persistent stalk and an elaborate internal capillitial network that aids in spore dispersal. <em>C. ellae</em> has been recorded from Europe and South America, growing on decomposing wood, bark, and other plant debris in moist forest environments. The feeding stage of the organism is a multinucleate plasmodium that migrates across substrates and engulfs microorganisms and organic particles. Upon maturation, the plasmodium aggregates and differentiates into sporangia that release airborne spores. As with other myxomycetes, the species lacks conventional biological traits such as body length or mass, and no quantitative metrics are available. It is not evaluated on the IUCN Red List.