Bordered Screw-moss vs Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

Tortula marginata compared with Natalus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Bordered Screw-moss is Endangered while Mexican Funnel-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bordered Screw-moss	Mexican Funnel-eared Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pottiales (Pottiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pottiaceae	Natalidae
Genus	Tortula	Natalus
Species	Tortula marginata	Natalus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Bordered Screw-moss

EN — Endangered

Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bordered Screw-moss	Mexican Funnel-eared Bat
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.

Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.