Branched Moonwort vs Handley's Nectar Bat

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Lonchophylla handleyi

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Handley's Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Handley's Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Botrychium	Lonchophylla
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Lonchophylla handleyi

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Handley's Nectar 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).

Handley's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.