Beira vs

Dorcatragus megalotis compared with Chrysosphaerella coronacircumspina

Key Differences

  • Beira is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beira
Kingdom Animalia (สัตว์) Chromista (โครมิสตา)
Phylum Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม) Chrysophyceae (สาหร่ายสีทอง)
Order Artiodactyla (อันดับสัตว์กีบคู่) Ochromonadales (Ochromonadales)
Family Bovidae (Bovids) Paraphysomonadaceae
Genus Dorcatragus Chrysosphaerella
Species Dorcatragus megalotis Chrysosphaerella coronacircumspina

Conservation Status

Beira

VU — Vulnerable

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beira
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beira

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Beira

The Beira (Dorcatragus megalotis) is a species in the genus Dorcatragus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Dorcatragus megalotis.

Chrysosphaerella coronacircumspina is a colonial chrysophyte alga in the genus Chrysosphaerella, family Chromulinaceae. Its compound specific epithet corona-circumspina (Latin: crown of surrounding spines) references the distinctive arrangement of silica spines forming a ring or crown around each cell in the colony. Each cell in a Chrysosphaerella colony bears both flat siliceous scales and long, projecting spines, with the spine arrangement being species-specific and taxonomically diagnostic. The colonial organization is held together by organic matrix material, creating a spherical or semi-spherical aggregate visible under light microscopy. C. coronacircumspina is found in freshwater phytoplankton communities in Scandinavia, consistent with the broader distribution of Chrysosphaerella in cold-temperate and subarctic lakes. The silica structures produced by Chrysosphaerella cells are deposited in lake sediments upon cell death, creating millennial-scale paleoenvironmental archives. Chrysophytes are sensitive to lake acidification, nutrients, and temperature, making them useful climate proxies in paleolimnological research. The species has not been assessed for conservation status by the IUCN and is listed as Not Evaluated.

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