Bordered Screw-moss vs Kouprey

Tortula marginata compared with Bos sauveli

Key Differences

• Bordered Screw-moss is Endangered while Kouprey is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bordered Screw-moss	Kouprey
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	Bos (Cattle & Bison)
Species	Tortula marginata	Bos sauveli

Conservation Status

Bordered Screw-moss

EN — Endangered

Kouprey

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bordered Screw-moss	Kouprey
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.

Kouprey

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.