Branched Moonwort vs Hourglass Dolphin

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Hourglass Dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Botrychium	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Hourglass Dolphin
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).

Hourglass Dolphin

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.