Branched Moonwort vs Palawan Treeshrew

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Tupaia palawanensis

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Palawan Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Palawan Treeshrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Botrychium	Tupaia
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Tupaia palawanensis

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Palawan Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Palawan Treeshrew
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).

Palawan Treeshrew

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.