Barn Fern vs Guiana Dolphin

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Sotalia guianensis

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Guiana Dolphin is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Guiana Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Asplenium	Sotalia
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Sotalia guianensis

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Guiana Dolphin

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Guiana Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Guiana Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.