Beck Pocket-moss vs Peninsular Pocket Mouse

Fissidens rufulus compared with Chaetodipus rudinoris

Key Differences

• Beck Pocket-moss is Extinct while Peninsular Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beck Pocket-moss	Peninsular Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dicranales (Dicranales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fissidentaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Fissidens	Chaetodipus
Species	Fissidens rufulus	Chaetodipus rudinoris

Conservation Status

Beck Pocket-moss

EX — Extinct

Peninsular Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beck Pocket-moss	Peninsular Pocket Mouse
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.

Peninsular Pocket Mouse

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.