Bordered Screw-moss vs Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Tortula marginata compared with Chiropodomys calamianensis

Key Differences

• Bordered Screw-moss is Endangered while Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bordered Screw-moss	Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pottiales (Pottiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pottiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Tortula	Chiropodomys
Species	Tortula marginata	Chiropodomys calamianensis

Conservation Status

Bordered Screw-moss

EN — Endangered

Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bordered Screw-moss	Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
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.

Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

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.