Branched Moonwort vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Myodes rufocanus

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Botrychium	Myodes
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Myodes rufocanus

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Gray Red-backed Vole
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 Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway