Barn Fern vs Foca Pia

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Pagophilus groenlandicus

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Foca Pia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Foca Pia
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Asplenium	Pagophilus
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Pagophilus groenlandicus

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Foca Pia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Foca Pia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Foca Pia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.