capillary thread moss vs Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Meesia uliginosa compared with Calomyscus hotsoni

Key Differences

• capillary thread moss is Extinct while Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	capillary thread moss	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Splachnales (Splachnales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meesiaceae	Calomyscidae
Genus	Meesia	Calomyscus
Species	Meesia uliginosa	Calomyscus hotsoni

Conservation Status

capillary thread moss

EX — Extinct

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	capillary thread moss	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
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.

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

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.