vs Iberian Mole

Comatricha elegans compared with Talpa occidentalis

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Iberian Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Iberian Mole
Kingdom	Protozoa (простейшие)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Stemonitidales	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)
Family	Stemonitidaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Comatricha	Talpa
Species	Comatricha elegans	Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Iberian Mole
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).

Iberian Mole

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.