Barn Fern vs Gambian Mongoose

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Mungos gambianus

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Gambian Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Gambian Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Asplenium	Mungos
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Mungos gambianus

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Gambian Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Gambian Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Gambian Mongoose

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.