Barn Fern vs Gray-footed Spiny-rat

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Proechimys poliopus

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Gray-footed Spiny-rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Gray-footed Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Asplenium	Proechimys
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Proechimys poliopus

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Gray-footed Spiny-rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Gray-footed Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Gray-footed Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.