Ascending Grapefern vs Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse

Botrychium ascendens compared with Heteromys teleus

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Botrychium	Heteromys
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Heteromys teleus

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse
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.

Ecuadorean Spiny Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Ascending Grapefern

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