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Squirrel-tail Moss

Leucodon sciuroides

762Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
53Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan76
Feb77
Mar98
Apr110
May52
Jun30
Jul47
Aug29
Sep49
Oct54
Nov60
Dec66

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Somerset England85
2Devon England43
3Gloucestershire England42
4Dorset England41
5Cambridgeshire England31
6Perth and Kinross Scotland29
7North Yorkshire England27
8Cumbria England27
9Scottish Borders Scotland26
10Northamptonshire England21
11Norfolk England17
12Powys Wales17
13Monmouthshire Wales17
14Cornwall England16
15Kent England15
581 England101 Scotland72 Wales1 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 53 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
762
Peak month
April
Counties with records
53
Scientific name
Leucodon sciuroides
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
772
Most recorded in
Somerset
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Hypnales
Family
Leucodontaceae
Genus
Leucodon
Name with authority
Leucodon sciuroides (Hedw.) Schwägr.
Contributing datasets
12

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1792744 · GBIF 5282884