Brown oak slender vs Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Acrocercops brongniardella compared with Botrychium lanceolatum

Key Differences

• Brown oak slender is Least Concern while Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown oak slender	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossaceae)
Family	Gracillariidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Acrocercops	Botrychium
Species	Acrocercops brongniardella	Botrychium lanceolatum

Conservation Status

Brown oak slender

LC — Least Concern

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown oak slender	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown oak slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

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.

Brown oak slender

The Brown Oak Slender (Acrocercops brongniardella) is a species in the genus Acrocercops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden