Common Moonwort vs アシボソハイタカ

Botrychium lunaria compared with Accipiter striatus

Key Differences

• Common Moonwort is Endangered while アシボソハイタカ is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Moonwort	アシボソハイタカ
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)	Aves (鳥類)
Order	Ophioglossales (ハナヤスリ目)	Accipitriformes (タカ目)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Botrychium	Accipiter
Species	Botrychium lunaria	Accipiter striatus

Conservation Status

Common Moonwort

EN — Endangered

アシボソハイタカ

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Moonwort	アシボソハイタカ
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Moonwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

アシボソハイタカ

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

Common Moonwort

Common Moonwort (<em>Botrychium lunaria</em>) is a small fern in the genus <em>Botrychium</em>, family Ophioglossaceae. It is distributed across Asia, Europe, and North America, with confirmed presence in Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden, as well as Taiwan and the United States. The species is typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Common Moonwort is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, indicating that it faces significant conservation challenges across its range. Its distinctive frond is divided into two parts: a sterile fan-shaped leaf portion with rounded lobes resembling a crescent moon, and a fertile spike bearing spore-bearing structures. As a fern ally rather than a flowering plant, it reproduces via spores rather than seeds. The species is associated with stable, undisturbed habitats including ancient grasslands, upland heaths, and rocky slopes. Its sensitivity to habitat disturbance and changes in land management are thought to contribute to population declines. Specific biological measurements such as lifespan and dimensions are not documented in available records.

アシボソハイタカ

ハイタカ類のコシャープシンドホーク(Accipiter striatus)はIUCNレッドリストで軽度懸念(LC)に分類されています。分布域全体に広く生息し、個体数は安定しており、直近の保全上の懸念はありません。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States