Branched Moonwort vs Mona Monkey

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Cercopithecus mona

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Mona Monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Mona Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Polypodiopsida (고사리강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Ophioglossales (고사리삼목)	Primates (영장목)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Botrychium	Cercopithecus
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Cercopithecus mona

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Mona Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Mona Monkey
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).

Mona Monkey

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Grenada and Sao Tome and Principe. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.