Branched Moonwort vs Flower-faced Bat

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Anthops ornatus

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Flower-faced Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Hipposideridae
Genus	Botrychium	Anthops
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Anthops ornatus

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Flower-faced 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).

Flower-faced 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.