Branched Moonwort vs Dusky Hopping Mouse

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Notomys fuscus

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Dusky Hopping Mouse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Dusky Hopping Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Botrychium	Notomys
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Notomys fuscus

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Dusky Hopping Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Dusky Hopping Mouse
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).

Dusky Hopping Mouse

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.