Alpine Water-moss vs Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Fontinalis squamosa compared with Microcebus jollyae

Key Differences

• Alpine Water-moss is Least Concern while Jolly’s Mouse Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Water-moss	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hypnales (Hypnales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Fontinalaceae	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Fontinalis	Microcebus
Species	Fontinalis squamosa	Microcebus jollyae

Conservation Status

Alpine Water-moss

LC — Least Concern

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Water-moss	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
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.

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

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.