Bordered Screw-moss vs Isarog Shrew Mouse

Tortula marginata compared with Archboldomys luzonensis

Key Differences

• Bordered Screw-moss is Endangered while Isarog Shrew Mouse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bordered Screw-moss	Isarog Shrew Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Bryopsida (マゴケ綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Pottiales (Pottiales)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Pottiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Tortula	Archboldomys
Species	Tortula marginata	Archboldomys luzonensis

Conservation Status

Bordered Screw-moss

EN — Endangered

Isarog Shrew Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bordered Screw-moss	Isarog Shrew 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.

Isarog Shrew 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.