Branched Moonwort vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Perognathus flavescens

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Botrychium	Perognathus
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Plains Pocket Mouse
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).

Plains Pocket Mouse

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.