Ascending Grapefern vs Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

Botrychium ascendens compared with Molossops temminckii

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Dwarf Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Botrychium	Molossops
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Molossops temminckii

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat
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 Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, 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.