Beautiful Pearl vs Shade Moonwort

Agrotera nemoralis compared with Botrychium tenebrosum

Key Differences

Beautiful Pearl is Least Concern while Shade Moonwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Pearl	Shade Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Crambidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Agrotera	Botrychium
Species	Agrotera nemoralis	Botrychium tenebrosum

Conservation Status

Beautiful Pearl

LC — Least Concern

Shade Moonwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Pearl	Shade Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Pearl

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Shade Moonwort

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Beautiful Pearl

The Beautiful Pearl (Agrotera nemoralis) is a species in the genus Agrotera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.