ambatch vs pale moonwort

Aeschynomene elaphroxylon compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• ambatch is Least Concern while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ambatch	pale moonwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Fabaceae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Aeschynomene	Botrychium
Species	Aeschynomene elaphroxylon	Botrychium pallidum

Evolutionary Relationship

ambatch and pale moonwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

ambatch

LC — Least Concern

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ambatch	pale moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ambatch

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Madagascar and Senegal.

pale moonwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

ambatch

The Ambatch (Aeschynomene elaphroxylon) is a species in the genus Aeschynomene. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types within the Af