Ascending Grapefern vs Patagonian Weasel

Botrychium ascendens compared with Lyncodon patagonicus

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Patagonian Weasel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Patagonian Weasel
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	Lyncodon
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Lyncodon patagonicus

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Patagonian Weasel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Patagonian Weasel
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.

Patagonian Weasel

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.