Bordered Screw-moss vs Ningbing false antechinus

Tortula marginata compared with Pseudantechinus ningbing

Key Differences

• Bordered Screw-moss is Endangered while Ningbing false antechinus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bordered Screw-moss	Ningbing false antechinus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pottiales (Pottiales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Pottiaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Tortula	Pseudantechinus
Species	Tortula marginata	Pseudantechinus ningbing

Conservation Status

Bordered Screw-moss

EN — Endangered

Ningbing false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bordered Screw-moss	Ningbing false antechinus
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.

Ningbing false antechinus

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.