Bordered Screw-moss vs Erizo Orejudo

Tortula marginata compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Bordered Screw-moss is Endangered while Erizo Orejudo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bordered Screw-moss	Erizo Orejudo
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Pottiales (Pottiales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Pottiaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Tortula	Hemiechinus
Species	Tortula marginata	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Bordered Screw-moss

EN — Endangered

Erizo Orejudo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bordered Screw-moss	Erizo Orejudo
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.

Erizo Orejudo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

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.