Barn Fern vs Forest Giant Squirrel

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Protoxerus stangeri

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Forest Giant Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Forest Giant 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	Protoxerus
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Protoxerus stangeri

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Forest Giant Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Forest Giant Squirrel

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.