Ascending Grapefern vs Dusky Slender Opossum

Botrychium ascendens compared with Marmosops fuscatus

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Dusky Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Botrychium	Marmosops
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Marmosops fuscatus

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Dusky Slender Opossum
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.

Dusky Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Ascending Grapefern

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