Barn Fern vs Heath Pseudomys

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Pseudomys shortridgei

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Heath Pseudomys is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Heath Pseudomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Asplenium	Pseudomys
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Pseudomys shortridgei

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Heath Pseudomys

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Heath Pseudomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Heath Pseudomys

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.