Branched Moonwort vs Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Leontocebus fuscus

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Botrychium	Leontocebus
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Leontocebus fuscus

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin
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).

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.