Barn Fern vs Jackson’s Mongoose

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Bdeogale jacksoni

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Jackson’s Mongoose is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Jackson’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Asplenium	Bdeogale
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Bdeogale jacksoni

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Jackson’s Mongoose

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Jackson’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Jackson’s Mongoose

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.