Bordered Screw-moss vs Broad-footed Mole

Tortula marginata compared with Scapanus latimanus

Key Differences

• Bordered Screw-moss is Endangered while Broad-footed Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bordered Screw-moss	Broad-footed Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Bryopsida (листостебельные мхи)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Pottiales (поттиевые)	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)
Family	Pottiaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Tortula	Scapanus
Species	Tortula marginata	Scapanus latimanus

Conservation Status

Bordered Screw-moss

EN — Endangered

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bordered Screw-moss	Broad-footed Mole
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.

Broad-footed Mole

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.

Broad-footed Mole

The Broad-footed Mole (Scapanus latimanus) is a species in the genus Scapanus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.