Ascending Grapefern vs Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

Botrychium ascendens compared with Coendou speratus

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Botrychium	Coendou
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Coendou speratus

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine
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.

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

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.