Branched Moonwort vs Meller’s Mongoose

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Meller’s Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Botrychium	Rhynchogale
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Meller’s Mongoose
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).

Meller’s Mongoose

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.