Branched Moonwort vs Fat-tailed Jird

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Fat-tailed Jird
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	Pachyuromys
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Pachyuromys duprasi

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Fat-tailed Jird
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).

Fat-tailed Jird

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.