Barn Fern vs Black-fronted Duiker

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Cephalophus nigrifrons

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Black-fronted 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 nigrifrons

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Black-fronted Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Black-fronted 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-fronted 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-fronted Duiker

The Black-fronted Duiker (Cephalophus nigrifrons) 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.