Bordered Screw-moss vs Broad-bordered Acraea

Tortula marginata compared with Acraea anemosa

Key Differences

• Bordered Screw-moss is Endangered while Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bordered Screw-moss	Broad-bordered Acraea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Pottiales (Pottiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pottiaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Tortula	Acraea
Species	Tortula marginata	Acraea anemosa

Conservation Status

Bordered Screw-moss

EN — Endangered

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bordered Screw-moss	Broad-bordered Acraea
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.

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

Broad-bordered Acraea

The Broad-bordered Acraea (Acraea anemosa) is a species in the genus Acraea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.