Barn Fern vs Lowland Tapir

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Asplenium	Tapirus
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Tapirus terrestris

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Lowland Tapir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Lowland Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.