Arboreal salamander vs Ascending Grapefern

Aneides lugubris compared with Botrychium ascendens

Key Differences

• Arboreal salamander is Least Concern while Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arboreal salamander	Ascending Grapefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Caudata (Caudata)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Plethodontidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Aneides	Botrychium
Species	Aneides lugubris	Botrychium ascendens

Conservation Status

Arboreal salamander

LC — Least Concern

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arboreal salamander	Ascending Grapefern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arboreal salamander

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Mexico.

Ascending Grapefern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Arboreal salamander

The Arboreal salamander (Aneides lugubris) is a species in the genus Aneides. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Ascending Grapefern

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