Barn Fern vs Desmarest's hutia

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Capromys pilorides

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Desmarest's hutia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Desmarest's hutia
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Capromyidae
Genus	Asplenium	Capromys
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Capromys pilorides

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Desmarest's hutia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Desmarest's hutia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Desmarest's hutia

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.