Bordered Screw-moss vs Eurasian water shrew

Tortula marginata compared with Neomys fodiens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bordered Screw-moss Eurasian water shrew
Kingdom Plantae (bitki) Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum Bryophyta Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class Bryopsida (Bryopsida) Mammalia (memeliler)
Order Pottiales (Pottiales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Pottiaceae Soricidae
Genus Tortula Neomys
Species Tortula marginata Neomys fodiens

Conservation Status

Bordered Screw-moss

EN — Endangered

Eurasian water shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bordered Screw-moss Eurasian 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.

Eurasian water shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Eurasian water shrew

Eurasian water shrew (Neomys fodiens) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

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