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Sta.sh
On a planet with an atmosphere, it would be even worse. The icy-winds from the dark side mingling with boiling air from the light side would breed thunderstorms and hurricanes the likes of which we can only imagine. Permanent superstorms and hail seems like a less than ideal situation for life to exist.
Now... if this softer scifi, you *might* be able to get away with making the moon much larger and closer, and having it orbit almost perfectly on the plane of the ecliptic. It would block enough sunlight on the day side, and it's crystalline surface would reflect enough on the night side that it would partially even our the thermal variances. (mind you, I just came up with this idea, and haven't done any math to confirm if it's probable or even possible, but I didn't want to rip into your idea without at least trying to present a solution that lets you keep as much as possible.)
There are large storms along the twilight zone, but hurricanes cannot reach far enough inland to damage the larger rainforests and jungles. Plus, the constant sunlight on one side, where it is still cool enough for life to exist, would cause jungles to flourish. But the storms aren't permanent. They would be common, but not permanent. And judging by the way life flourished on a planet originally filled with similar storms (Earth was originally heavily ocean covered, and would have had far more massive storms than we have today), I'd say macroscopic life could live on many weird environments. The Iahonak of course, would not build cities near those areas due to the storms. River ports could be common, though.
Moon reflection could probably help the dark side a little. It is permanently below zero, though, especially at its darkest point. Most of the life in it consists of lichens and little more. The bright side has more macroscopic organisms.