Barn Fern vs Blue Duiker

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Philantomba monticola

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Blue 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	Philantomba
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Philantomba monticola

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Blue Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Blue 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.

Blue Duiker

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