Antrocaryon vs Barn Fern

Antrocaryon micraster compared with Asplenium haughtonii

Key Differences

• Antrocaryon is Vulnerable while Barn Fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Antrocaryon

VU — Vulnerable

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antrocaryon

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Antrocaryon

The Antrocaryon (Antrocaryon micraster) is a species in the genus Antrocaryon. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populatio.

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.