Barn Fern vs Golden Thomasomys

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Thomasomys aureus

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Golden Thomasomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Golden Thomasomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Asplenium	Thomasomys
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Thomasomys aureus

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Golden Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Golden Thomasomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Golden Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.