Bordered Screw-moss vs Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Tortula marginata compared with Alionycteris paucidentata

Key Differences

• Bordered Screw-moss is Endangered while Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bordered Screw-moss	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pottiales (Pottiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pottiaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Tortula	Alionycteris
Species	Tortula marginata	Alionycteris paucidentata

Conservation Status

Bordered Screw-moss

EN — Endangered

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bordered Screw-moss	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit 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.

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

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.