Branched Moonwort vs Mound-building Mouse

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Mus spicilegus

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Mound-building Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Mound-building Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Botrychium	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Mus spicilegus

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Mound-building Mouse
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).

Mound-building Mouse

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.