Bordered Screw-moss vs Gansu Cangshu

Tortula marginata compared with Cansumys canus

Key Differences

• Bordered Screw-moss is Endangered while Gansu Cangshu is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bordered Screw-moss	Gansu Cangshu
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Bryopsida (真藓纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Pottiales (丛藓目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Pottiaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Tortula	Cansumys
Species	Tortula marginata	Cansumys canus

Conservation Status

Bordered Screw-moss

EN — Endangered

Gansu Cangshu

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bordered Screw-moss	Gansu Cangshu
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.

Gansu Cangshu

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.