beach alectryon vs field forklet moss

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Dicranella staphylina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach alectryon	field forklet moss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Dicranellaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Dicranella
Species	Alectryon coriaceus	Dicranella staphylina

Evolutionary Relationship

beach alectryon and field forklet moss share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

field forklet moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach alectryon	field forklet moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beach alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

field forklet moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

beach alectryon

The Beach alectryon (Alectryon coriaceus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.