Branched Moonwort vs Dark flying fox

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Pteropus subniger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Branched Moonwort Dark flying fox
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Tracheophyta Chordata (Chordates)
Class Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Ophioglossaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Botrychium Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Botrychium matricariifolium Pteropus subniger

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Branched Moonwort Dark flying fox
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).

Dark flying fox

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.

Dark flying fox

No description available.

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