Branched Moonwort vs Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Chalinolobus tuberculatus

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Long-tailed Wattled Bat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Long-tailed Wattled Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Botrychium	Chalinolobus
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Chalinolobus tuberculatus

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Long-tailed Wattled Bat
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-tailed Wattled Bat

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.