Branched Moonwort vs Ornate Shrew

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Botrychium	Sorex
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Ornate Shrew
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).

Ornate Shrew

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.