Barn Fern vs Hoary fox

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Lycalopex vetulus

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Hoary fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Hoary fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Asplenium	Lycalopex
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Lycalopex vetulus

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Hoary fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Hoary fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Hoary fox

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.