Bordered Screw-moss vs Amanite des Césars

Tortula marginata compared with Amanita caesarea

Key Differences

Bordered Screw-moss is Endangered while Amanite des Césars is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bordered Screw-moss	Amanite des Césars
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Pottiales (Pottiales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pottiaceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Tortula	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Tortula marginata	Amanita caesarea

Conservation Status

Bordered Screw-moss

EN — Endangered

Amanite des Césars

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bordered Screw-moss	Amanite des Césars
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.

Amanite des Césars

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Taiwan, and United States.

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.

Amanite des Césars

The Caesar's Amanita (Amanita caesarea) is a species in the genus Amanita. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.