Ascending Grapefern vs Black Duiker

Botrychium ascendens compared with Cephalophus niger

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Black Duiker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Black Duiker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Botrychium	Cephalophus
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Cephalophus niger

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Black Duiker
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.

Black Duiker

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.

Black Duiker

The Black Duiker (Cephalophus niger) is a species in the genus Cephalophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.