capillary thread moss vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Meesia uliginosa compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

• capillary thread moss is Extinct while Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	capillary thread moss	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Splachnales (Splachnales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Meesiaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Meesia	Pygathrix
Species	Meesia uliginosa	Pygathrix cinerea

Conservation Status

capillary thread moss

EX — Extinct

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	capillary thread moss	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
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.

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

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.