Ascending Grapefern vs Broad-footed Rhipidomys

Botrychium ascendens compared with Rhipidomys latimanus

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Broad-footed Rhipidomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Broad-footed Rhipidomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Botrychium	Rhipidomys
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Rhipidomys latimanus

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Broad-footed Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Broad-footed Rhipidomys
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.

Broad-footed Rhipidomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Ascending Grapefern

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

Broad-footed Rhipidomys

The Broad-footed Rhipidomys (Rhipidomys latimanus) is a species in the genus Rhipidomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.