boreal moonwort vs Major s Pine Vole

Botrychium boreale compared with Microtus majori

Key Differences

• boreal moonwort is Near Threatened while Major s Pine Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	boreal moonwort	Major s Pine Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Botrychium	Microtus
Species	Botrychium boreale	Microtus majori

Conservation Status

boreal moonwort

NT — Near Threatened

Major s Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	boreal moonwort	Major s Pine Vole
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.

Major s Pine Vole

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.