Alectryon vs Barn Fern

Alectryon tropicus compared with Asplenium haughtonii

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Barn Fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Barn Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Aspleniaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Asplenium
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Asplenium haughtonii

Evolutionary Relationship

Alectryon and Barn Fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Barn Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.