Branched Moonwort vs Pied Tamarin

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Saguinus bicolor

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Pied Tamarin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Pied Tamarin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Botrychium	Saguinus
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Saguinus bicolor

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Pied Tamarin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Pied Tamarin
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).

Pied Tamarin

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.