Branched Moonwort vs Indomalayan Bamboo Rat

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Rhizomys sumatrensis

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Indomalayan Bamboo Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Indomalayan Bamboo Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Spalacidae
Genus	Botrychium	Rhizomys
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Rhizomys sumatrensis

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Indomalayan Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Indomalayan Bamboo Rat
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).

Indomalayan Bamboo Rat

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.