vs Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Comatricha elegans compared with Saccopteryx leptura

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Lesser Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lesser Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Stemonitidales	Chiroptera (yarasa)
Family	Stemonitidaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Comatricha	Saccopteryx
Species	Comatricha elegans	Saccopteryx leptura

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Lesser Sac-winged 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).

Lesser Sac-winged 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.