Ascending Grapefern vs Laysan Duck

Botrychium ascendens compared with Anas laysanensis

Key Differences

Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Laysan Duck is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Laysan Duck
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Botrychium	Anas
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Anas laysanensis

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Laysan Duck

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Laysan Duck
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.

Laysan Duck

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Ascending Grapefern

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

Laysan Duck

Laysan Duck (Anas laysanensis) is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild due to severe population decline and habitat loss.