capillary thread moss vs Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Meesia uliginosa compared with Cercopithecus petaurista

Key Differences

• capillary thread moss is Extinct while Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	capillary thread moss	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey
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	Cercopithecus
Species	Meesia uliginosa	Cercopithecus petaurista

Conservation Status

capillary thread moss

EX — Extinct

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	capillary thread moss	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey
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 Spot-nosed Monkey

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.