capillary thread moss vs Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Meesia uliginosa compared with Cardiocranius paradoxus

Key Differences

• capillary thread moss is Extinct while Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	capillary thread moss	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Splachnales (Splachnales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meesiaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Meesia	Cardiocranius
Species	Meesia uliginosa	Cardiocranius paradoxus

Conservation Status

capillary thread moss

EX — Extinct

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	capillary thread moss	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
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.

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

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.