Alpine Water-moss vs Evoron Vole

Fontinalis squamosa compared with Microtus evoronensis

Key Differences

• Alpine Water-moss is Least Concern while Evoron Vole is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Water-moss	Evoron Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hypnales (Hypnales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fontinalaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Fontinalis	Microtus
Species	Fontinalis squamosa	Microtus evoronensis

Conservation Status

Alpine Water-moss

LC — Least Concern

Evoron Vole

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Water-moss	Evoron Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Water-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Evoron Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Water-moss

The Alpine Water-moss (Fontinalis squamosa) is a species in the genus Fontinalis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.