capillary thread moss vs Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

Meesia uliginosa compared with Chaerephon gallagheri

Key Differences

• capillary thread moss is Extinct while Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	capillary thread moss	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Splachnales (Splachnales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Meesiaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Meesia	Chaerephon
Species	Meesia uliginosa	Chaerephon gallagheri

Conservation Status

capillary thread moss

EX — Extinct

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	capillary thread moss	Gallagher's Free-tailed 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.

Gallagher's Free-tailed 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.