Barn Fern vs Cape mole-rat

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Georychus capensis

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Cape mole-rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Cape mole-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Bathyergidae
Genus	Asplenium	Georychus
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Georychus capensis

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Cape mole-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Cape mole-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Cape mole-rat

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 mole-rat

The Cape Mole-rat (Georychus capensis) is a species in the genus Georychus. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.