Barn Fern vs Fat Sand Rat

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Psammomys obesus

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Fat Sand Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Fat Sand Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Asplenium	Psammomys
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Psammomys obesus

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Fat Sand Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Fat Sand Rat

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.