Ascending Grapefern vs Montane Chrotomys

Botrychium ascendens compared with Chrotomys whiteheadi

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Montane Chrotomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Montane Chrotomys
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	Chrotomys
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Chrotomys whiteheadi

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Montane Chrotomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Montane Chrotomys
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.

Montane Chrotomys

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.