alpine leafy moss vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Plagiomnium medium compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine leafy moss	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Bryales (Bryales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Mniaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Plagiomnium	Urocitellus
Species	Plagiomnium medium	Urocitellus undulatus

Conservation Status

alpine leafy moss

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine leafy moss	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine leafy moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alpine leafy moss

The Alpine leafy moss (Plagiomnium medium) is a species in the genus Plagiomnium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, and United States.