Ascending Grapefern vs Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa

Botrychium ascendens compared with Salpingotus heptneri

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Botrychium	Salpingotus
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Salpingotus heptneri

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa
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.

Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa

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.