Barn Fern vs Hourglass Dolphin

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Hourglass Dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Hourglass 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	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Hourglass Dolphin

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.