Branched Moonwort vs Large Oecomys

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Oecomys superans

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Large Oecomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Large Oecomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Botrychium	Oecomys
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Oecomys superans

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Large Oecomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Large Oecomys
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).

Large Oecomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.