capillary thread moss vs Mountain Water Rat

Meesia uliginosa compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• capillary thread moss is Extinct while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	capillary thread moss	Mountain Water Rat
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	Baiyankamys
Species	Meesia uliginosa	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

capillary thread moss

EX — Extinct

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	capillary thread moss	Mountain Water Rat
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 Water Rat

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.