Ascending Grapefern vs Potto

Botrychium ascendens compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Botrychium	Perodicticus
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Potto
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.

Potto

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.