capillary thread moss vs False Serotine Bat

Meesia uliginosa compared with Hesperoptenus doriae

Key Differences

• capillary thread moss is Extinct while False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	capillary thread moss	False Serotine Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Splachnales (Splachnales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Meesiaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Meesia	Hesperoptenus
Species	Meesia uliginosa	Hesperoptenus doriae

Conservation Status

capillary thread moss

EX — Extinct

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	capillary thread moss	False Serotine 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.

False Serotine Bat

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.