Ascending Grapefern vs Himalayan Water Shrew

Botrychium ascendens compared with Chimarrogale himalayica

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Himalayan Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Himalayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Botrychium	Chimarrogale
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Chimarrogale himalayica

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Himalayan Water Shrew
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.

Himalayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Ascending Grapefern

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