Barn Fern vs Chinese Shrew

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Sorex sinalis

Key Differences

Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Chinese Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Asplenium	Sorex
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Sorex sinalis

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Chinese Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Chinese Shrew

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.