African civet vs Branched Moonwort

Civettictis civetta compared with Botrychium matricariifolium

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Branched Moonwort is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Branched Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Viverridae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Botrychium
Species	Civettictis civetta	Botrychium matricariifolium

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Branched Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Germany and Sao Tome and Principe.

Branched Moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

African civet

The African civet (Civettictis civetta) is a species in the genus Civettictis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, found across Germany and Sao Tome and Principe.

Branched Moonwort

The Branched moonwort (Botrychium matricariifolium) is a species in the genus Botrychium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.