Alpine Rock-Cress vs Barn Fern

Arabis alpina compared with Asplenium haughtonii

Key Differences

• Alpine Rock-Cress is Least Concern while Barn Fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rock-Cress	Barn Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Brassicaceae	Aspleniaceae
Genus	Arabis	Asplenium
Species	Arabis alpina	Asplenium haughtonii

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Rock-Cress and Barn Fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Alpine Rock-Cress

LC — Least Concern

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rock-Cress	Barn Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Rock-Cress

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina).

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Alpine Rock-Cress

The Alpine Rock-Cress (Arabis alpina) is a species in the genus Arabis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina).

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.