Branched Moonwort vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Sciurus igniventris

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Botrychium	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Sciurus igniventris

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
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).

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.