Branched Moonwort vs De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Thyroptera devivoi

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Botrychium	Thyroptera
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Thyroptera devivoi

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	De Vivo's Disk-winged 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).

De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.