Barn Fern vs Black Duiker

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Cephalophus niger

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Black Duiker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Black Duiker
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	Cephalophus
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Cephalophus niger

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Black Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Black Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Black Duiker

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.

Black Duiker

The Black Duiker (Cephalophus niger) is a species in the genus Cephalophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.