Barn Fern vs Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Microcebus lehilahytsara

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Goodman’s Mouse Lemur is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Asplenium	Microcebus
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Microcebus lehilahytsara

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

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.