Bird's Eye vs slender smoothcap moss

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Atrichum tenellum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird's Eye	slender smoothcap moss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polytrichopsida (Polytrichopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Polytrichales (Polytrichales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Polytrichaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Atrichum
Species	Alectryon subcinereus	Atrichum tenellum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bird's Eye and slender smoothcap moss share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

slender smoothcap moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird's Eye	slender smoothcap moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

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

slender smoothcap moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) 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.