Ascending Grapefern vs Large Japanese Mole

Botrychium ascendens compared with Mogera wogura

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Botrychium	Mogera
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Large Japanese Mole
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 Japanese Mole

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.