Bordered Screw-moss vs brown point snail

Tortula marginata compared with Acicula fusca

Key Differences

Bordered Screw-moss is Endangered while brown point snail is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bordered Screw-moss	brown point snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Pottiales (Pottiales)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Pottiaceae	Aciculidae
Genus	Tortula	Acicula
Species	Tortula marginata	Acicula fusca

Conservation Status

Bordered Screw-moss

EN — Endangered

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bordered Screw-moss	brown point snail
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.

brown point snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

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.

brown point snail

The Brown Point Snail (Acicula fusca) is a species in the genus Acicula. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.