Beck Pocket-moss vs Mountain Goat

Fissidens rufulus compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Beck Pocket-moss is Extinct while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beck Pocket-moss	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dicranales (Dicranales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Fissidentaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Fissidens	Oreamnos
Species	Fissidens rufulus	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Beck Pocket-moss

EX — Extinct

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beck Pocket-moss	Mountain Goat
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.

Mountain Goat

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.