Andean Pericote vs Ascending Grapefern

Phyllotis andium compared with Botrychium ascendens

Key Differences

• Andean Pericote is Least Concern while Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Pericote	Ascending Grapefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Phyllotis	Botrychium
Species	Phyllotis andium	Botrychium ascendens

Conservation Status

Andean Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Pericote	Ascending Grapefern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Ascending Grapefern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Andean Pericote

The Andean Pericote (Phyllotis andium) is a species in the genus Phyllotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ascending Grapefern

Ascending grapefern (Botrychium ascendens) is a species in the genus Botrychium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.