Bordered Screw-moss vs Formosan Serow

Tortula marginata compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Bordered Screw-moss is Endangered while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bordered Screw-moss	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pottiales (Pottiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Pottiaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Tortula	Capricornis
Species	Tortula marginata	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Bordered Screw-moss

EN — Endangered

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bordered Screw-moss	Formosan Serow
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.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.