Barn Fern vs Cameroonian Shrew

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Crocidura picea

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Cameroonian Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Asplenium	Crocidura
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Crocidura picea

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Cameroonian Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Cameroonian Shrew

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.

Cameroonian Shrew

The Cameroonian Shrew (Crocidura picea) is a species in the genus Crocidura. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.