Barn Fern vs Mongolian gerbil

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Meriones unguiculatus

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Mongolian gerbil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Mongolian gerbil
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Asplenium	Meriones
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Meriones unguiculatus

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Mongolian gerbil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Mongolian gerbil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Mongolian gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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.