Branched Moonwort vs Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Promops davisoni

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Botrychium	Promops
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Promops davisoni

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
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).

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.