Alexander's Swift vs Barn Fern

Apus alexandri compared with Asplenium haughtonii

Key Differences

  • Alexander's Swift is Least Concern while Barn Fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alexander's 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 alexandri Asplenium haughtonii

Conservation Status

Alexander's Swift

LC — Least Concern

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alexander's Swift Barn Fern
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alexander's 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.

Alexander's Swift

The Alexander's Swift (Apus alexandri) 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.

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