Ascending Grapefern vs Canyon Bat

Botrychium ascendens compared with Parastrellus hesperus

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Canyon Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Canyon Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Botrychium	Parastrellus
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Parastrellus hesperus

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Canyon Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Canyon Bat
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.

Canyon Bat

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.

Canyon Bat

The Canyon Bat (Parastrellus hesperus) is a species in the genus Parastrellus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.