Ascending Grapefern vs Gray-footed Spiny-rat

Botrychium ascendens compared with Proechimys poliopus

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Gray-footed Spiny-rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Gray-footed Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Botrychium	Proechimys
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Proechimys poliopus

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-footed Spiny-rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Gray-footed Spiny-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.

Gray-footed Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. 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.