Barn Fern vs Bush-pig

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Potamochoerus larvatus

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Bush-pig is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Bush-pig
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Suidae (Pigs)
Genus	Asplenium	Potamochoerus
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Potamochoerus larvatus

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Bush-pig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Bush-pig
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Bush-pig

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.

Bush-pig

The Bush-pig (Potamochoerus larvatus) is a species in the genus Potamochoerus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.