Alpine Water-moss vs Japanese Squirrel

Fontinalis squamosa compared with Sciurus lis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Water-moss	Japanese Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hypnales (Hypnales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fontinalaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Fontinalis	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Fontinalis squamosa	Sciurus lis

Conservation Status

Alpine Water-moss

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Water-moss	Japanese Squirrel
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.

Japanese Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.