Branched Moonwort vs Chacoan Mara

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Dolichotis salinicola

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Chacoan Mara is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Chacoan Mara
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Caviidae
Genus	Botrychium	Dolichotis
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Dolichotis salinicola

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Chacoan Mara
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).

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Chacoan Mara

The Chacoan Mara (Dolichotis salinicola) is a species in the genus Dolichotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.