Branched Moonwort vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Botrychium	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Ontong Java Flying Fox
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).

Ontong Java Flying Fox

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.