Barn Fern vs Forrest's Rock Squirrel

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Sciurotamias forresti

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Forrest's Rock Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Forrest's Rock 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	Sciurotamias
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Sciurotamias forresti

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Forrest's Rock Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Forrest's Rock 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.