Ascending Grapefern vs Plateau Pika

Botrychium ascendens compared with Ochotona curzoniae

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Plateau Pika is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Plateau Pika
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Botrychium	Ochotona
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Ochotona curzoniae

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Plateau Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Plateau Pika
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.

Plateau Pika

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.