Ascending Grapefern vs Bolivian Pericote

Botrychium ascendens compared with Auliscomys boliviensis

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Bolivian Pericote is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Bolivian Pericote
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Botrychium	Auliscomys
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Auliscomys boliviensis

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Bolivian Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Bolivian Pericote
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.

Bolivian Pericote

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.

Bolivian Pericote

The Bolivian Pericote (Auliscomys boliviensis) is a species in the genus Auliscomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.