Branched Moonwort vs Dwarf Brocket

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Mazama chunyi

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Dwarf Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Dwarf Brocket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Botrychium	Mazama
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Mazama chunyi

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Dwarf Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Dwarf Brocket
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).

Dwarf Brocket

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.