Branched Moonwort vs False Serotine Bat

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Hesperoptenus doriae

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	False Serotine 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	Hesperoptenus
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Hesperoptenus doriae

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	False Serotine 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).

False Serotine Bat

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.