capillary thread moss vs Mountain Goat

Meesia uliginosa compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• capillary thread moss is Extinct while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	capillary thread moss	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Splachnales (Splachnales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Meesiaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Meesia	Oreamnos
Species	Meesia uliginosa	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

capillary thread moss

EX — Extinct

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	capillary thread moss	Mountain Goat
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.

Mountain Goat

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.