Beck Pocket-moss vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Fissidens rufulus compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Key Differences

• Beck Pocket-moss is Extinct while Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beck Pocket-moss	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dicranales (Dicranales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fissidentaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Fissidens	Urocitellus
Species	Fissidens rufulus	Urocitellus undulatus

Conservation Status

Beck Pocket-moss

EX — Extinct

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beck Pocket-moss	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
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.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

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.