Ascending Grapefern vs Margay

Botrychium ascendens compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Botrychium	Leopardus
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Margay
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.

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Ascending Grapefern

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