Branched Moonwort vs Gray Mouse Opossum

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Tlacuatzin canescens

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Gray Mouse Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Gray Mouse Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Botrychium	Tlacuatzin
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Tlacuatzin canescens

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Gray Mouse Opossum
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 Mouse Opossum

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.