Barn Fern vs Botta's pocket gopher

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Thomomys bottae

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Botta's pocket gopher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Botta's pocket gopher
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Geomyidae
Genus	Asplenium	Thomomys
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Thomomys bottae

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Botta's pocket gopher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Botta's pocket gopher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Botta's pocket gopher

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.

Botta's pocket gopher

The Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae) is a species in the genus Thomomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.