Amazon Bamboo Rat vs Barn Fern

Dactylomys dactylinus compared with Asplenium haughtonii

Key Differences

• Amazon Bamboo Rat is Least Concern while Barn Fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Barn Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Echimyidae	Aspleniaceae
Genus	Dactylomys	Asplenium
Species	Dactylomys dactylinus	Asplenium haughtonii

Conservation Status

Amazon Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Bamboo Rat	Barn Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon Bamboo Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Amazon Bamboo Rat

The Amazon Bamboo Rat (Dactylomys dactylinus) is a species in the genus Dactylomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in 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.