Ascending Grapefern vs Lowland Tapir

Botrychium ascendens compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Botrychium	Tapirus
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Tapirus terrestris

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Lowland Tapir
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.

Lowland Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.