Barn Fern vs Wild Birdnest Fern

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Asplenium serratum

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Wild Birdnest Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Wild Birdnest Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (نباتات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (سراخس رقيقة المباغ)	Polypodiopsida (سراخس رقيقة المباغ)
Order same	Polypodiales (سرخسيات)	Polypodiales (سرخسيات)
Family same	Aspleniaceae	Aspleniaceae
Genus same	Asplenium	Asplenium
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Asplenium serratum

Evolutionary Relationship

Barn Fern and Wild Birdnest Fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Asplenium.

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Wild Birdnest Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Wild Birdnest Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Wild Birdnest Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.