Bordered Screw-moss vs New Guinean planigale

Tortula marginata compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Key Differences

• Bordered Screw-moss is Endangered while New Guinean planigale is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bordered Screw-moss	New Guinean planigale
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Pottiales (Pottiales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Pottiaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Tortula	Planigale
Species	Tortula marginata	Planigale novaeguineae

Conservation Status

Bordered Screw-moss

EN — Endangered

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bordered Screw-moss	New Guinean planigale
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.

New Guinean planigale

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.