Barn Fern vs Cape fox

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Vulpes chama

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Cape fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Cape fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Asplenium	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Vulpes chama

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Cape fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Cape fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Cape fox

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.

Cape fox

The Cape fox (Vulpes chama) is a species in the genus Vulpes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.