vs Gray-bellied dunnart

Comatricha elegans compared with Sminthopsis griseoventer

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Gray-bellied dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Gray-bellied dunnart
Kingdom	Protozoa (простейшие)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Stemonitidales	Dasyuromorphia (Хищные сумчатые)
Family	Stemonitidaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Comatricha	Sminthopsis
Species	Comatricha elegans	Sminthopsis griseoventer

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-bellied dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Gray-bellied 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).

Gray-bellied 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.