boreal moonwort vs Mérida Brocket

Botrychium boreale compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• boreal moonwort is Near Threatened while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	boreal moonwort	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Botrychium	Mazama
Species	Botrychium boreale	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

boreal moonwort

NT — Near Threatened

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	boreal moonwort	Mérida Brocket
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.

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.