Abert's Squirrel vs Barn Fern

Sciurus aberti compared with Asplenium haughtonii

Key Differences

• Abert's Squirrel is Least Concern while Barn Fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Abert's Squirrel	Barn Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Aspleniaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Asplenium
Species	Sciurus aberti	Asplenium haughtonii

Conservation Status

Abert's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Abert's Squirrel	Barn Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abert's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Barn Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Abert's Squirrel

The Abert's Squirrel (Sciurus aberti) is a species in the genus Sciurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It typically inhabits diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Barn Fern

The Barn Fern (Asplenium haughtonii) is a species in the genus Asplenium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.