American red squirrel vs Barn Fern

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus compared with Asplenium haughtonii

Key Differences

• American red squirrel is Not Evaluated while Barn Fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American red 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	Tamiasciurus	Asplenium
Species	Tamiasciurus hudsonicus	Asplenium haughtonii

Conservation Status

American red squirrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American red squirrel	Barn Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American red squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

American red squirrel

The American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) is a species in the genus Tamiasciurus. 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.