Alpine Water-moss vs Great Jerboa

Fontinalis squamosa compared with Allactaga major

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Water-moss	Great Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hypnales (Hypnales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fontinalaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Fontinalis	Allactaga
Species	Fontinalis squamosa	Allactaga major

Conservation Status

Alpine Water-moss

LC — Least Concern

Great Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Water-moss	Great Jerboa
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.

Great Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine.

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.