capillary thread moss vs Peterson's Free-tailed Bat

Meesia uliginosa compared with Mops petersoni

Key Differences

• capillary thread moss is Extinct while Peterson's Free-tailed Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	capillary thread moss	Peterson's Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Splachnales (Splachnales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Meesiaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Meesia	Mops
Species	Meesia uliginosa	Mops petersoni

Conservation Status

capillary thread moss

EX — Extinct

Peterson's Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	capillary thread moss	Peterson's Free-tailed Bat
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.

Peterson's Free-tailed Bat

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.