Ascending Grapefern vs Blind Mole

Botrychium ascendens compared with Talpa caeca

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Blind Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Blind Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Botrychium	Talpa
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Talpa caeca

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Blind Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Blind Mole
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.

Blind Mole

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.

Blind Mole

The Blind Mole (Talpa caeca) is a species in the genus Talpa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.