Barn Fern vs Pallid Pygmy Jerboa

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Salpingotus pallidus

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Pallid Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Pallid Pygmy Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Asplenium	Salpingotus
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Salpingotus pallidus

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Pallid Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Pallid Pygmy Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Pallid Pygmy Jerboa

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.