Least Moonwort vs Pacific Tent-making Bat

Botrychium simplex compared with Uroderma convexum

Key Differences

Least Moonwort is Endangered while Pacific Tent-making Bat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Least Moonwort	Pacific Tent-making Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Botrychium	Uroderma
Species	Botrychium simplex	Uroderma convexum

Conservation Status

Least Moonwort

EN — Endangered

Pacific Tent-making Bat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Least Moonwort	Pacific Tent-making Bat
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.