capillary thread moss vs Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Meesia uliginosa compared with Oligoryzomys delicatus

Key Differences

• capillary thread moss is Extinct while Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	capillary thread moss	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Splachnales (Splachnales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meesiaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Meesia	Oligoryzomys
Species	Meesia uliginosa	Oligoryzomys delicatus

Conservation Status

capillary thread moss

EX — Extinct

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	capillary thread moss	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
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.

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and 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.