Barn Fern vs pinguim-imperador

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Aptenodytes forsteri

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while pinguim-imperador is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	pinguim-imperador
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Aves (ave)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Sphenisciformes (Penguins)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Spheniscidae (Penguins)
Genus	Asplenium	Aptenodytes (Great Penguins)
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Aptenodytes forsteri

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

pinguim-imperador

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~595.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	pinguim-imperador
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	1.1 m
Average Weight	—	40.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

pinguim-imperador

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

pinguim-imperador

O maior pinguim do mundo, os pinguins-imperadores medem até 1,2 metro de altura e pesam 45 kg, habitando o continente antártico em algumas das condições mais extremas da Terra. Reproduzem-se no meio do inverno, na escuridão, a temperaturas abaixo de -60°C, com os machos incubando ovos únicos sobre os pés sob uma bolsa de criação por 65 dias enquanto as fêmeas estão no mar. Seu comportamento de aglomeração — onde os indivíduos revezam-se pelo centro quente de grupos de milhares — é uma obra-prima de sobrevivência cooperativa.