Ascending Grapefern vs Midday Jird

Botrychium ascendens compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Botrychium	Meriones
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Midday Jird
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.

Midday Jird

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.