Beautiful Plume vs pale moonwort

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• Beautiful Plume is Least Concern while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Plume	pale moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Pterophoridae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Amblyptilia	Botrychium
Species	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Botrychium pallidum

Conservation Status

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Plume	pale moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), and Europe (31 countries).

pale moonwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Beautiful Plume

The Beautiful Plume (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are.