vs Fat-tailed false antechinus

Comatricha elegans compared with Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Fat-tailed false antechinus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Fat-tailed false antechinus
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Stemonitidales	Dasyuromorphia (Yırtıcı keseliler)
Family	Stemonitidaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Comatricha	Pseudantechinus
Species	Comatricha elegans	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Fat-tailed false antechinus
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).

Fat-tailed false antechinus

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.