Ascending Grapefern vs Banks Flying Fox

Botrychium ascendens compared with Pteropus fundatus

Key Differences

  • Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Banks Flying Fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ascending Grapefern Banks Flying Fox
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Tracheophyta Chordata (Chordates)
Class Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Ophioglossaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Botrychium Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Botrychium ascendens Pteropus fundatus

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ascending Grapefern Banks Flying Fox
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.

Banks Flying Fox

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.

Banks Flying Fox

The Banks Flying Fox (Pteropus fundatus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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