Lance-Leaf Moonwort vs Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Botrychium lanceolatum compared with Dendrogale murina

Key Differences

• Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable while Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lance-Leaf Moonwort	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Botrychium	Dendrogale
Species	Botrychium lanceolatum	Dendrogale murina

Conservation Status

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lance-Leaf Moonwort	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
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.

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.