Ascending Grapefern vs Neotropical otter

Botrychium ascendens compared with Lontra longicaudis

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Neotropical otter is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Neotropical otter
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Botrychium	Lontra
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Lontra longicaudis

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Neotropical otter

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Neotropical otter
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.

Neotropical otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Ascending Grapefern

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