Branched Moonwort vs Chinese Shrew

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Sorex sinalis

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Chinese Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Botrychium	Sorex
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Sorex sinalis

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Chinese Shrew
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).

Chinese Shrew

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.

Chinese Shrew

The Chinese Shrew (Sorex sinalis) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.