Ascending Grapefern vs Caucasian Birch Mouse

Botrychium ascendens compared with Sicista caucasica

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Caucasian Birch Mouse is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Caucasian Birch Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Botrychium	Sicista
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Sicista caucasica

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Caucasian Birch Mouse

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Caucasian Birch Mouse
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.

Caucasian Birch Mouse

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.

Caucasian Birch Mouse

The Caucasian Birch Mouse (Sicista caucasica) is a species in the genus Sicista. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.