Barn Fern vs Big-eared opossum

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Didelphis aurita

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Big-eared opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Big-eared opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Asplenium	Didelphis
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Didelphis aurita

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Big-eared opossum
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 opossum

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 opossum

The Big-eared opossum (Didelphis aurita) is a species in the genus Didelphis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.