capillary thread moss vs Delicate Slender Opossum

Meesia uliginosa compared with Marmosops parvidens

Key Differences

• capillary thread moss is Extinct while Delicate Slender Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	capillary thread moss	Delicate Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Splachnales (Splachnales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Meesiaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Meesia	Marmosops
Species	Meesia uliginosa	Marmosops parvidens

Conservation Status

capillary thread moss

EX — Extinct

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	capillary thread moss	Delicate Slender Opossum
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 Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.