Beck Pocket-moss vs Jungle Shrew

Fissidens rufulus compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Beck Pocket-moss is Extinct while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beck Pocket-moss	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dicranales (Dicranales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Fissidentaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Fissidens	Suncus
Species	Fissidens rufulus	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Beck Pocket-moss

EX — Extinct

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beck Pocket-moss	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beck Pocket-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beck Pocket-moss

The Beck Pocket-moss (Fissidens rufulus) is a species in the genus Fissidens. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.