Ascending Grapefern vs Broad skate

Botrychium ascendens compared with Amblyraja badia

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Broad skate is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Broad skate
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Rajidae
Genus	Botrychium	Amblyraja
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Amblyraja badia

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Broad skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Broad skate
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.

Broad skate

Ascending Grapefern

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

Broad skate

The Broad Skate (Amblyraja badia) is a species in the genus Amblyraja. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species is recognized for its ecological significance within its native range.