Least Moonwort vs Lomami Red Colobus

Botrychium simplex compared with Piliocolobus parmentieri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Least Moonwort	Lomami Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Botrychium	Piliocolobus
Species	Botrychium simplex	Piliocolobus parmentieri

Conservation Status

Least Moonwort

EN — Endangered

Lomami Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Least Moonwort	Lomami Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Least Moonwort

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.