Ascending Grapefern vs False Water Rat

Botrychium ascendens compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	False Water Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Botrychium	Xeromys
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	False Water Rat
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.

False Water Rat

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.