Ascending Grapefern vs Caroline Flying Fox

Botrychium ascendens compared with Pteropus molossinus

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Caroline Flying Fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Caroline Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Botrychium	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Pteropus molossinus

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Caroline Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Caroline Flying Fox
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.

Caroline Flying Fox

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.

Caroline Flying Fox

The Caroline Flying Fox (Pteropus molossinus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.