Ascending Grapefern vs Cauca Poison Frog

Botrychium ascendens compared with Andinobates bombetes

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Cauca Poison Frog is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Cauca Poison Frog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Dendrobatidae (Poison Dart Frogs)
Genus	Botrychium	Andinobates
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Andinobates bombetes

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Cauca Poison Frog

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Cauca Poison Frog
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.

Cauca Poison Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Ascending Grapefern

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

Cauca Poison Frog

The Cauca Poison Frog (Andinobates bombetes) is a species in the genus Andinobates. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.