Ascending Grapefern vs Meller’s Mongoose

Botrychium ascendens compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Meller’s Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Botrychium	Rhynchogale
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Meller’s Mongoose
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.

Meller’s Mongoose

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.