capillary thread moss vs Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Meesia uliginosa compared with Chiropodomys pusillus

Key Differences

• capillary thread moss is Extinct while Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	capillary thread moss	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Splachnales (Splachnales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meesiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Meesia	Chiropodomys
Species	Meesia uliginosa	Chiropodomys pusillus

Conservation Status

capillary thread moss

EX — Extinct

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	capillary thread moss	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree 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.

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree 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.