Ascending Grapefern vs Porter s Rock Rat

Botrychium ascendens compared with Aconaemys porteri

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Porter s Rock Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Porter s Rock Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Octodontidae
Genus	Botrychium	Aconaemys
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Aconaemys porteri

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Porter s Rock Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Porter s Rock Rat
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.

Porter s Rock Rat

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.