Branched Moonwort vs Lesser Ghost Bat

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Diclidurus scutatus

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Lesser Ghost Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Lesser Ghost Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Botrychium	Diclidurus
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Diclidurus scutatus

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Lesser Ghost 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).

Lesser Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.