Bordered Screw-moss vs Lièvre Roux de Natal

Tortula marginata compared with Pronolagus crassicaudatus

Key Differences

• Bordered Screw-moss is Endangered while Lièvre Roux de Natal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bordered Screw-moss	Lièvre Roux de Natal
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Pottiales (Pottiales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Pottiaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Tortula	Pronolagus
Species	Tortula marginata	Pronolagus crassicaudatus

Conservation Status

Bordered Screw-moss

EN — Endangered

Lièvre Roux de Natal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bordered Screw-moss	Lièvre Roux de Natal
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.

Lièvre Roux de Natal

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.