Mexican woodrat vs river moss

Neotoma mexicana compared with Fontinalis hypnoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican woodrat	river moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Cricetidae	Fontinalaceae
Genus	Neotoma	Fontinalis
Species	Neotoma mexicana	Fontinalis hypnoides

Conservation Status

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

river moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican woodrat	river moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

river moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.