Barn Fern vs Fynbos Golden Mole

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Amblysomus corriae

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Fynbos Golden Mole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Fynbos Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Asplenium	Amblysomus
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Amblysomus corriae

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Fynbos Golden Mole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Fynbos Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Fynbos Golden Mole

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.