Barn Fern vs Eurasian red squirrel

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Sciurus vulgaris

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Eurasian red squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Eurasian red squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Asplenium	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Sciurus vulgaris

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Eurasian red squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Eurasian red squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Eurasian red squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Georgia) and Europe (5 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.

Eurasian red squirrel

Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) 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.