Branched Moonwort vs Gray Birch Mouse

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Sicista pseudonapaea

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Gray Birch Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Gray Birch Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Botrychium	Sicista
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Sicista pseudonapaea

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Gray Birch Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Gray Birch 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).

Gray Birch 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.