Barn Fern vs Lofty Pericote

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Lofty Pericote is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Lofty Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Lofty Pericote

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.