African Openbill vs Barn Fern

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Asplenium haughtonii

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Barn Fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Barn Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Aspleniaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Asplenium
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Asplenium haughtonii

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Barn Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Openbill

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Germany, and Norway.

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

African Openbill

The African Openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus) is a species in the genus Anastomus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.