Branched Moonwort vs Miller's Saki

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Pithecia milleri

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Miller's Saki is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Miller's Saki
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Botrychium	Pithecia
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Pithecia milleri

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Miller's Saki

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Miller's Saki
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).

Miller's Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.