Branched Moonwort vs Polynesian rat

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Rattus exulans

Key Differences

Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Polynesian rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Polynesian rat
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)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Botrychium	Rattus
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Rattus exulans

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Polynesian rat
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).

Polynesian rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Chile).

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.