Pilbara ningaui vs Shade Moonwort

Ningaui timealeyi compared with Botrychium tenebrosum

Key Differences

• Pilbara ningaui is Least Concern while Shade Moonwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pilbara ningaui	Shade Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Ningaui	Botrychium
Species	Ningaui timealeyi	Botrychium tenebrosum

Conservation Status

Pilbara ningaui

LC — Least Concern

Shade Moonwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pilbara ningaui	Shade Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pilbara ningaui

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shade 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

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