Elliots Tupaia vs Shade Moonwort

Anathana ellioti compared with Botrychium tenebrosum

Key Differences

• Elliots Tupaia is Least Concern while Shade Moonwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliots Tupaia	Shade Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)
Order	Scandentia (Spitzhörnchen)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Anathana	Botrychium
Species	Anathana ellioti	Botrychium tenebrosum

Conservation Status

Elliots Tupaia

LC — Least Concern

Shade Moonwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliots Tupaia	Shade Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliots Tupaia

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.