Barn Fern vs Central Andes Oldfield Mouse

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Thomasomys contradictus

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Central Andes Oldfield Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Central Andes Oldfield Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Asplenium	Thomasomys
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Thomasomys contradictus

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Central Andes Oldfield Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Central Andes Oldfield Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Central Andes Oldfield Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Central Andes Oldfield Mouse

The Central Andes Oldfield Mouse (Thomasomys contradictus) is a species in the genus Thomasomys. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Found in Colombia.