Barn Fern vs Malagasy civet

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Asplenium	Fossa
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Malagasy civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Malagasy civet

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.