capillary thread moss vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Meesia uliginosa compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• capillary thread moss is Extinct while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	capillary thread moss	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Splachnales (Splachnales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Meesiaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Meesia	Dologale
Species	Meesia uliginosa	Dologale dybowskii

Conservation Status

capillary thread moss

EX — Extinct

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	capillary thread moss	Pousargues’s Mongoose
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.

Pousargues’s Mongoose

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.