Barn Fern vs Potto

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Asplenium	Perodicticus
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Potto

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.