Barn Fern vs Formosan Serow

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Asplenium	Capricornis
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.