boreal moonwort vs Hoary fox

Botrychium boreale compared with Lycalopex vetulus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	boreal moonwort	Hoary fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Botrychium	Lycalopex
Species	Botrychium boreale	Lycalopex vetulus

Conservation Status

boreal moonwort

NT — Near Threatened

Hoary fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	boreal moonwort	Hoary fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

boreal moonwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Hoary fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

boreal moonwort

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