Barn Fern vs Caatinga laucha

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Calomys expulsus

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Caatinga laucha is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Caatinga laucha
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Asplenium	Calomys
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Calomys expulsus

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Caatinga laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Caatinga laucha
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Caatinga laucha

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.

Caatinga laucha

The Caatinga laucha (Calomys expulsus) is a species in the genus Calomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.