Amazon weasel vs Barn Fern

Mustela africana compared with Asplenium haughtonii

Key Differences

• Amazon weasel is Least Concern while Barn Fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon weasel	Barn Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Aspleniaceae
Genus	Mustela	Asplenium
Species	Mustela africana	Asplenium haughtonii

Conservation Status

Amazon weasel

LC — Least Concern

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon weasel	Barn Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Amazon weasel

The Amazon weasel (Mustela africana) is a species in the genus Mustela. 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.