Branched Moonwort vs Malayan Water Shrew

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Botrychium	Chimarrogale
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Malayan Water Shrew
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).

Malayan Water Shrew

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.