Barn Fern vs Mentawai Squirrel

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Callosciurus melanogaster

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Mentawai Squirrel is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Mentawai Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Asplenium	Callosciurus
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Callosciurus melanogaster

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Mentawai Squirrel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Mentawai Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Mentawai Squirrel

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.