Ascending Grapefern vs Mentawai Squirrel

Botrychium ascendens compared with Callosciurus melanogaster

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Mentawai Squirrel is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Mentawai Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossaceae)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Botrychium	Callosciurus
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Callosciurus melanogaster

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Mentawai Squirrel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Mentawai Squirrel
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.

Mentawai Squirrel

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.