capillary thread moss vs Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Meesia uliginosa compared with Blarina hylophaga

Key Differences

• capillary thread moss is Extinct while Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	capillary thread moss	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Splachnales (Splachnales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Meesiaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Meesia	Blarina
Species	Meesia uliginosa	Blarina hylophaga

Conservation Status

capillary thread moss

EX — Extinct

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	capillary thread moss	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
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.

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.