boreal moonwort vs Mountain Coati

Botrychium boreale compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• boreal moonwort is Near Threatened while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	boreal moonwort	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Botrychium	Nasua
Species	Botrychium boreale	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

boreal moonwort

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	boreal moonwort	Mountain Coati
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.

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and 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.