Barn Fern vs Chacoan Mara

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Dolichotis salinicola

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Chacoan Mara is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Chacoan Mara
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Caviidae
Genus	Asplenium	Dolichotis
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Dolichotis salinicola

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Chacoan Mara
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Chacoan Mara

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.

Chacoan Mara

The Chacoan Mara (Dolichotis salinicola) is a species in the genus Dolichotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.