Ascending Grapefern vs Brandt s Ground Squirrel

Botrychium ascendens compared with Spermophilus brevicauda

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Brandt s Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Brandt s 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	Spermophilus
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Spermophilus brevicauda

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Brandt s Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Brandt s 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.

Brandt s Ground Squirrel

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.

Brandt s Ground Squirrel

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