capillary thread moss vs Nepalese Field Mouse

Meesia uliginosa compared with Apodemus gurkha

Key Differences

• capillary thread moss is Extinct while Nepalese Field Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	capillary thread moss	Nepalese Field 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	Apodemus
Species	Meesia uliginosa	Apodemus gurkha

Conservation Status

capillary thread moss

EX — Extinct

Nepalese Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	capillary thread moss	Nepalese Field 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.

Nepalese Field 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.