American Buckeye vs Barn Fern

Aesculus glabra compared with Asplenium haughtonii

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while Barn Fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	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	Aesculus	Asplenium
Species	Aesculus glabra	Asplenium haughtonii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Barn Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Buckeye

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

American Buckeye

The American Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) is a species in the genus Aesculus. It is currently classified as Least Concern 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.