Barn Fern vs Boyacá Spiny Rat

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Proechimys chrysaeolus

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Boyacá Spiny Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Asplenium	Proechimys
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Proechimys chrysaeolus

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Boyacá Spiny Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Boyacá Spiny Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Boyacá Spiny Rat

The Boyacá spiny rat (Proechimys chrysaeolus) is a species in the genus Proechimys. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.