Barn Fern vs Blind Mole

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Talpa caeca

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Blind Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Blind Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Asplenium	Talpa
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Talpa caeca

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Blind Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Blind Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Blind Mole

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.

Blind Mole

The Blind Mole (Talpa caeca) is a species in the genus Talpa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.