Ascending Grapefern vs Chilean rock rat

Botrychium ascendens compared with Aconaemys fuscus

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Chilean rock rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Chilean rock rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Octodontidae
Genus	Botrychium	Aconaemys
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Aconaemys fuscus

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Chilean rock rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Chilean rock rat
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.

Chilean rock rat

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.

Chilean rock rat

The Chilean rock rat (Aconaemys fuscus) is a species in the genus Aconaemys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.