Barn Fern vs Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Notomys macrotis

Key Differences

  • Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Barn Fern Big-eared Hopping Mouse
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Tracheophyta Chordata (Chordates)
Class Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Polypodiales (Polypodiales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Aspleniaceae Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Asplenium Notomys
Species Asplenium haughtonii Notomys macrotis

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Barn Fern Big-eared Hopping Mouse
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

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.

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

The Big-eared Hopping Mouse (Notomys macrotis) is a species in the genus Notomys. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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