Barn Fern vs Deer Mouse

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Peromyscus maniculatus

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Deer Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Deer 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	Peromyscus
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Peromyscus maniculatus

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Deer Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Deer Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Deer Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.