Ascending Grapefern vs Mähnenhirsch

Botrychium ascendens compared with Rusa timorensis

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Mähnenhirsch is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Mähnenhirsch
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Artiodactyla (Paarhufer)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Botrychium	Rusa
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Rusa timorensis

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Mähnenhirsch

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Mähnenhirsch
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.

Mähnenhirsch

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, New Zealand, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Ascending Grapefern

Ascending grapefern (Botrychium ascendens) is a species in the genus Botrychium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway