capillary thread moss vs Jamaican fruit bat

Meesia uliginosa compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• capillary thread moss is Extinct while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	capillary thread moss	Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Splachnales (Splachnales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Meesiaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Meesia	Artibeus
Species	Meesia uliginosa	Artibeus jamaicensis

Conservation Status

capillary thread moss

EX — Extinct

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	capillary thread moss	Jamaican fruit 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.

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.