Barn Fern vs Large Oecomys

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Oecomys superans

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Large Oecomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Large Oecomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Asplenium	Oecomys
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Oecomys superans

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Large Oecomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Large Oecomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Large Oecomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.