Branched Moonwort vs Little Black Serotine

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Eptesicus andinus

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Little Black Serotine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Botrychium	Eptesicus
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Eptesicus andinus

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Little Black Serotine
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).

Little Black Serotine

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.