Brown oak slender vs pale moonwort

Acrocercops brongniardella compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• Brown oak slender is Least Concern while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown oak slender	pale moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Gracillariidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Acrocercops	Botrychium
Species	Acrocercops brongniardella	Botrychium pallidum

Conservation Status

Brown oak slender

LC — Least Concern

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown oak slender	pale moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown oak slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

pale moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Canada.

Brown oak slender

The Brown Oak Slender (Acrocercops brongniardella) is a species in the genus Acrocercops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.