Branched Moonwort vs Nepalese Field Mouse

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Apodemus gurkha

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Nepalese Field Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Nepalese Field 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	Apodemus
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Apodemus gurkha

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Nepalese Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Nepalese Field 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).

Nepalese Field 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.