Branched Moonwort vs Scaled Fruiteater

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Cotingidae
Genus	Botrychium	Ampelioides
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Ampelioides tschudii

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Scaled Fruiteater
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).

Scaled Fruiteater

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Scaled Fruiteater

Scaled Fruiteater (Ampelioides tschudii) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway