Ascending Grapefern vs Barbary ground squirrel

Botrychium ascendens compared with Atlantoxerus getulus

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Barbary ground squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Barbary ground squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Botrychium	Atlantoxerus
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Atlantoxerus getulus

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Barbary ground squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Barbary ground squirrel
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.

Barbary ground squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Spain.

Ascending Grapefern

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

Barbary ground squirrel

The Barbary ground squirrel (Atlantoxerus getulus) is a species in the genus Atlantoxerus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.