Branched Moonwort vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Botrychium	Hsunycteris
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Patton’s Nectar Bat
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).

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.