Ascending Grapefern vs Humboldt's Squirrel Monkey

Botrychium ascendens compared with Saimiri cassiquiarensis

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Humboldt's Squirrel Monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Humboldt's Squirrel Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Cebidae
Genus	Botrychium	Saimiri
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Saimiri cassiquiarensis

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Humboldt's Squirrel Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Humboldt's Squirrel Monkey
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.

Humboldt's Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Ascending Grapefern

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