Branched Moonwort vs Oustalet's Red Colobus

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Piliocolobus oustaleti

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Oustalet's Red Colobus is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Oustalet's Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Botrychium	Piliocolobus
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Piliocolobus oustaleti

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Oustalet's Red Colobus

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Oustalet's Red Colobus
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).

Oustalet's Red Colobus

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.