Branched Moonwort vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Botrychium	Hemiechinus
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Long-eared Hedgehog
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).

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, 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.