Caatinga laucha vs Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Calomys expulsus compared with Botrychium lanceolatum

Key Differences

• Caatinga laucha is Least Concern while Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caatinga laucha	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)
Order	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Ophioglossales (ハナヤスリ目)
Family	Cricetidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Calomys	Botrychium
Species	Calomys expulsus	Botrychium lanceolatum

Conservation Status

Caatinga laucha

LC — Least Concern

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caatinga laucha	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caatinga laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Caatinga laucha

The Caatinga laucha (Calomys expulsus) is a species in the genus Calomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.