Barn Fern vs Beira

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Dorcatragus megalotis

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Beira is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Beira
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Asplenium	Dorcatragus
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Dorcatragus megalotis

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Beira

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Beira
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Beira

Habitat

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.

Beira

The Beira (Dorcatragus megalotis) is a species in the genus Dorcatragus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Dorcatragus megalotis.