capillary thread moss vs Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Meesia uliginosa compared with Promops davisoni

Key Differences

• capillary thread moss is Extinct while Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	capillary thread moss	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Splachnales (Splachnales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Meesiaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Meesia	Promops
Species	Meesia uliginosa	Promops davisoni

Conservation Status

capillary thread moss

EX — Extinct

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	capillary thread moss	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

capillary thread moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

capillary thread moss

The Capillary Thread Moss (Meesia uliginosa) is a species in the genus Meesia. It is currently classified as Extinct (EX) on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.