Barn Fern vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Lesser Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Asplenium	Brachyuromys
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

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.