Branched Moonwort vs Desert Pocket Gopher

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Geomys arenarius

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Desert Pocket Gopher is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Desert Pocket Gopher
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Geomyidae
Genus	Botrychium	Geomys
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Geomys arenarius

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Desert Pocket Gopher
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).

Desert Pocket Gopher

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.