Barn Fern vs Cheng s Jird

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Meriones chengi

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Cheng s Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Cheng s Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Asplenium	Meriones
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Meriones chengi

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Cheng s Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Cheng s Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Cheng s Jird

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.

Cheng s Jird

The Cheng s Jird (Meriones chengi) is a species in the genus Meriones. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.