Ascending Grapefern vs Banded Mongoose

Botrychium ascendens compared with Mungos mungo

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Banded Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Banded Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Botrychium	Mungos
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Mungos mungo

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Banded Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ascending Grapefern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

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.

Banded Mongoose

The Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo) is a species in the genus Mungos. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.