field forklet moss vs Great Gerbil

Dicranella staphylina compared with Rhombomys opimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	field forklet moss	Great Gerbil
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dicranales (Dicranales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dicranellaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Dicranella	Rhombomys
Species	Dicranella staphylina	Rhombomys opimus

Conservation Status

field forklet moss

LC — Least Concern

Great Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	field forklet moss	Great Gerbil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

field forklet moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Great Gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.