Barn Fern vs Montane Chrotomys

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Chrotomys whiteheadi

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Montane Chrotomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Montane Chrotomys
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	Chrotomys
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Chrotomys whiteheadi

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Montane Chrotomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Montane Chrotomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Montane Chrotomys

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.