Bordered Screw-moss vs Malayan Water Shrew

Tortula marginata compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Bordered Screw-moss is Endangered while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bordered Screw-moss	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Pottiales (Pottiales)	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)
Family	Pottiaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Tortula	Chimarrogale
Species	Tortula marginata	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Bordered Screw-moss

EN — Endangered

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bordered Screw-moss	Malayan Water Shrew
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.

Malayan Water Shrew

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.