Branched Moonwort vs Indian Gray Mongoose

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Herpestes edwardsi

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Indian Gray Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Indian Gray Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Botrychium	Herpestes
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Herpestes edwardsi

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Indian Gray Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Indian Gray Mongoose
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).

Indian Gray Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Italy, Kuwait, and United Arab Emirates.

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.