Branched Moonwort vs Mountain Anoa

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Bubalus quarlesi

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Mountain Anoa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Mountain Anoa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Botrychium	Bubalus
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Bubalus quarlesi

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Mountain Anoa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Mountain Anoa
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).

Mountain Anoa

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.