Bordered Screw-moss vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Tortula marginata compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Bordered Screw-moss is Endangered while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bordered Screw-moss	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Bryopsida (선태식물강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Pottiales (돌이끼목)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Pottiaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Tortula	Atelerix
Species	Tortula marginata	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Bordered Screw-moss

EN — Endangered

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bordered Screw-moss	Four-toed Hedgehog
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.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

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.