Ascending Grapefern vs Fynbos Golden Mole

Botrychium ascendens compared with Amblysomus corriae

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Fynbos Golden Mole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Fynbos Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Botrychium	Amblysomus
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Amblysomus corriae

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Fynbos Golden Mole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Fynbos Golden Mole
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.

Fynbos Golden Mole

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.