Ascending Grapefern vs Mérida Rhipidomys

Botrychium ascendens compared with Rhipidomys venustus

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Mérida Rhipidomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Mérida Rhipidomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Botrychium	Rhipidomys
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Rhipidomys venustus

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Mérida Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Mérida Rhipidomys
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.

Mérida Rhipidomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Ascending Grapefern

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