Ascending Grapefern vs Hourglass Dolphin

Botrychium ascendens compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Hourglass Dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Botrychium	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Hourglass Dolphin
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.

Hourglass Dolphin

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.