Ascending Grapefern vs Broom Flat-body

Botrychium ascendens compared with Agonopterix scopariella

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Broom Flat-body is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Broom Flat-body
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Depressariidae
Genus	Botrychium	Agonopterix
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Agonopterix scopariella

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Broom Flat-body

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Broom Flat-body
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.

Broom Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Ascending Grapefern

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

Broom Flat-body

The Broom Flat-Body (Agonopterix scopariella) is a species in the genus Agonopterix. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway