Barn Fern vs Large Japanese Mole

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Mogera wogura

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Asplenium	Mogera
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Large Japanese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Large Japanese Mole

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.