Ascending Grapefern vs brittlestar

Botrychium ascendens compared with Amphiura chiajei

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while brittlestar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	brittlestar
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Echinodermata (иглокожие)
Class	Polypodiopsida (папоротниковые)	Ophiuroidea (Офиуры)
Order	Ophioglossales (ужовниковые)	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Amphiuridae
Genus	Botrychium	Amphiura
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Amphiura chiajei

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	brittlestar
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.

brittlestar

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Ascending Grapefern

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

brittlestar

The Brittlestar (Amphiura chiajei) is a species in the genus Amphiura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway