Ascending Grapefern vs Japanese Hare

Botrychium ascendens compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Japanese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Botrychium	Lepus
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Japanese Hare
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.

Japanese Hare

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.