African Swift vs Barn Fern

Apus barbatus compared with Asplenium haughtonii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Swift	Barn Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Apodidae	Aspleniaceae
Genus	Apus	Asplenium
Species	Apus barbatus	Asplenium haughtonii

Conservation Status

African Swift

LC — Least Concern

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Swift

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

African Swift

The African Swift (Apus barbatus) is a species in the genus Apus. 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.