Branched Moonwort vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Lesser Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Botrychium	Brachyuromys
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Lesser Short-tailed 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).

Lesser Short-tailed 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.