Ascending Grapefern vs Dwarf Hutia

Botrychium ascendens compared with Mesocapromys nanus

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Dwarf Hutia is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Dwarf Hutia
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Capromyidae
Genus	Botrychium	Mesocapromys
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Mesocapromys nanus

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Dwarf Hutia

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Dwarf Hutia
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 Hutia

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.