African yellowwood vs Bordered Screw-moss

Annickia chlorantha compared with Tortula marginata

Key Differences

• African yellowwood is Least Concern while Bordered Screw-moss is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African yellowwood	Bordered Screw-moss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Annonaceae	Pottiaceae
Genus	Annickia	Tortula
Species	Annickia chlorantha	Tortula marginata

Evolutionary Relationship

African yellowwood and Bordered Screw-moss share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

African yellowwood

LC — Least Concern

Bordered Screw-moss

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African yellowwood	Bordered Screw-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African yellowwood

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

African yellowwood

The African yellowwood (Annickia chlorantha) is a species in the genus Annickia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.