Branched Moonwort vs Fiery Spiny Mouse

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Acomys ignitus

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Fiery Spiny Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Fiery Spiny 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	Acomys
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Acomys ignitus

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Fiery Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Fiery Spiny 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).

Fiery Spiny 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.