Barn Fern vs Chilean Dolphin

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Cephalorhynchus eutropia

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Chilean Dolphin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Chilean Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Asplenium	Cephalorhynchus
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Cephalorhynchus eutropia

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Chilean Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Chilean Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Chilean Dolphin

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.

Chilean Dolphin

The Chilean Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus eutropia) is a species in the genus Cephalorhynchus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.