Barn Fern vs Mérida Brocket

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Asplenium	Mazama
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Mérida Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.