Apennine Shrew vs Barn Fern

Sorex samniticus compared with Asplenium haughtonii

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Barn Fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Barn Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Soricidae	Aspleniaceae
Genus	Sorex	Asplenium
Species	Sorex samniticus	Asplenium haughtonii

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Barn Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Apennine Shrew

The Apennine Shrew (Sorex samniticus) is a species in the genus Sorex. 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.