Barn Fern vs Margay

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Asplenium	Leopardus
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.