Ascending Grapefern vs Dwarf Brocket

Botrychium ascendens compared with Mazama chunyi

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Dwarf Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Dwarf Brocket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Botrychium	Mazama
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Mazama chunyi

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Dwarf Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Dwarf Brocket
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.

Dwarf Brocket

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.