Branched Moonwort vs Little Ground Squirrel

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Little Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Botrychium	Spermophilus
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Little Ground Squirrel
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 Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

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.