Branched Moonwort vs Mountain Goat

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Mountain Goat
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	Oreamnos
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Mountain Goat
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 Goat

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.