Bordered Screw-moss vs Kachin Red-backed Vole

Tortula marginata compared with Eothenomys cachinus

Key Differences

• Bordered Screw-moss is Endangered while Kachin Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bordered Screw-moss	Kachin Red-backed Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (نباتات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Bryopsida (حزازيات حقيقية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Pottiales (أشنيات بوت)	Rodentia (قوارض)
Family	Pottiaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Tortula	Eothenomys
Species	Tortula marginata	Eothenomys cachinus

Conservation Status

Bordered Screw-moss

EN — Endangered

Kachin Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bordered Screw-moss	Kachin Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bordered Screw-moss

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, and Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Kachin Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bordered Screw-moss

The Bordered Screw-moss (Tortula marginata) is a species in the genus Tortula. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.