Ascending Grapefern vs Large-eared Hutia

Botrychium ascendens compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Large-eared Hutia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Large-eared Hutia
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Capromyidae
Genus	Botrychium	Mesocapromys
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Mesocapromys auritus

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Large-eared Hutia
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.

Large-eared Hutia

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.