Ascending Grapefern vs Highveld Golden Mole

Botrychium ascendens compared with Amblysomus septentrionalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Highveld 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 septentrionalis

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Highveld Golden Mole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Highveld 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.

Highveld 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.