vs Pale Spear-nosed Bat

Comatricha elegans compared with Phyllostomus discolor

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Pale Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Pale Spear-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Protozoa (โพรโทซัว)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Stemonitidales	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Stemonitidaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Comatricha	Phyllostomus
Species	Comatricha elegans	Phyllostomus discolor

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Pale Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Pale Spear-nosed Bat
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).

Pale Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.