Branched Moonwort vs Papuan bandicoot

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Microperoryctes papuensis

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Papuan bandicoot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Papuan bandicoot
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Ophioglossales (ハナヤスリ目)	Peramelemorphia (バンディクート目)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Peramelidae
Genus	Botrychium	Microperoryctes
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Microperoryctes papuensis

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Papuan bandicoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Papuan bandicoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Branched Moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Papuan bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Branched Moonwort

The Branched moonwort (Botrychium matricariifolium) is a species in the genus Botrychium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.