Ascending Grapefern vs Brush-tailed Phascogale

Botrychium ascendens compared with Phascogale pirata

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Brush-tailed Phascogale is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Brush-tailed Phascogale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Botrychium	Phascogale
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Phascogale pirata

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Brush-tailed Phascogale

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Brush-tailed Phascogale
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.

Brush-tailed Phascogale

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.

Brush-tailed Phascogale

The Brush-tailed Phascogale (Phascogale pirata) is a species in the genus Phascogale. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.