Barn Fern vs Boodie

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Bettongia lesueur

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Boodie is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Boodie
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Asplenium	Bettongia
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Bettongia lesueur

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Boodie
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Boodie

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.

Boodie

The Boodie (Bettongia lesueur) is a species in the genus Bettongia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.