Bordered Screw-moss vs Crocidure d'Assumbo

Tortula marginata compared with Crocidura picea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bordered Screw-moss	Crocidure d'Assumbo
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Pottiales (Pottiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pottiaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Tortula	Crocidura
Species	Tortula marginata	Crocidura picea

Conservation Status

Bordered Screw-moss

EN — Endangered

Crocidure d'Assumbo

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bordered Screw-moss	Crocidure d'Assumbo
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.

Crocidure d'Assumbo

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.

Crocidure d'Assumbo

The Cameroonian Shrew (Crocidura picea) is a species in the genus Crocidura. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.