Branched Moonwort vs Cardinal Click Beetle

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Ampedus cardinalis

Key Differences

Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Cardinal Click Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Elateridae
Genus	Botrychium	Ampedus
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Ampedus cardinalis

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Cardinal Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Branched Moonwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Cardinal Click Beetle

Habitat

Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Branched Moonwort

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

Cardinal Click Beetle

The Cardinal Click Beetle (Ampedus cardinalis) is a species in the genus Ampedus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.