Branched Moonwort vs Forest Giant Squirrel

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Protoxerus stangeri

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Forest Giant Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Forest Giant Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Botrychium	Protoxerus
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Protoxerus stangeri

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Forest Giant Squirrel
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).

Forest Giant Squirrel

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.