Branched Moonwort vs Eastern Red Bat

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Lasiurus borealis

Key Differences

Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Eastern Red Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Eastern Red Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Botrychium	Lasiurus
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Lasiurus borealis

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Eastern Red 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).

Eastern Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.