boreal moonwort vs Mountain Goat

Botrychium boreale compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• boreal moonwort is Near Threatened while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	boreal moonwort	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Botrychium	Oreamnos
Species	Botrychium boreale	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

boreal moonwort

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	boreal moonwort	Mountain Goat
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 Goat

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.