Barn Fern vs Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Funisciurus substriatus

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Asplenium	Funisciurus
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Funisciurus substriatus

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

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.