Branched Moonwort vs Long-eared Jerboa

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Euchoreutes naso

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Long-eared Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Botrychium	Euchoreutes
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Euchoreutes naso

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Long-eared Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Long-eared Jerboa
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 Jerboa

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.