Balkan Maple vs Branched Moonwort

Acer hyrcanum compared with Botrychium matricariifolium

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Branched Moonwort is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	Branched Moonwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Acer	Botrychium
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Botrychium matricariifolium

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Maple and Branched Moonwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Branched Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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).

Balkan Maple

The Balkan Maple (Acer hyrcanum) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.