Ascending Grapefern vs Chinese Pangolin

Botrychium ascendens compared with Manis pentadactyla

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Chinese Pangolin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Pholidota (Pholidota)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Manidae
Genus	Botrychium	Manis
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Manis pentadactyla

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Chinese Pangolin
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.

Chinese Pangolin

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.

Chinese Pangolin

The Chinese Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) is a species in the genus Manis. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.