Branched Moonwort vs Jentink's Duiker

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Botrychium	Cephalophus
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Cephalophus jentinki

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Jentink's Duiker
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).

Jentink's Duiker

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.