Barn Fern vs Etruscan Shrew

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Suncus etruscus

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Etruscan 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	Suncus
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Suncus etruscus

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Etruscan Shrew

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus, Yemen) and Europe (6 countries).

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.

Etruscan Shrew

Etruscan Shrew (Suncus etruscus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.