Branched Moonwort vs Jones's Roundleaf Bat

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Hipposideros jonesi

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Jones's Roundleaf Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Jones's Roundleaf Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Hipposideridae
Genus	Botrychium	Hipposideros
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Hipposideros jonesi

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Jones's Roundleaf Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Jones's Roundleaf 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).

Jones's Roundleaf Bat

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.