Branched Moonwort vs Natal Red Rock Hare

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Pronolagus crassicaudatus

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Natal Red Rock Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Natal Red Rock Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Botrychium	Pronolagus
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Pronolagus crassicaudatus

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Natal Red Rock Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Natal Red Rock Hare
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).

Natal Red Rock Hare

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.