Barn Fern vs Northern Hog-badger

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Arctonyx albogularis

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Northern Hog-badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Northern Hog-badger
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Asplenium	Arctonyx
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Arctonyx albogularis

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Northern Hog-badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Northern Hog-badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Northern Hog-badger

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.