Barn Fern vs Dusky Akodont

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Akodon dayi

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Dusky Akodont is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Dusky Akodont
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Asplenium	Akodon
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Akodon dayi

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Dusky Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Dusky Akodont
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Dusky Akodont

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.