Lance-Leaf Moonwort vs Malayan civet

Botrychium lanceolatum compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lance-Leaf Moonwort	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Botrychium	Viverra
Species	Botrychium lanceolatum	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lance-Leaf Moonwort	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.