Barn Fern vs Cutleaf Spleenwort

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Asplenium abscissum

Key Differences

  • Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Cutleaf Spleenwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Barn Fern Cutleaf Spleenwort
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 abscissum

Evolutionary Relationship

Barn Fern and Cutleaf Spleenwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Asplenium.

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Cutleaf Spleenwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Barn Fern Cutleaf Spleenwort
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Cutleaf Spleenwort

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.

Cutleaf Spleenwort

No description available.

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