Barn Fern vs Mérida Rhipidomys

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Rhipidomys venustus

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Mérida Rhipidomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Mérida Rhipidomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Asplenium	Rhipidomys
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Rhipidomys venustus

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Mérida Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Mérida Rhipidomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.