arrow-poison-tree vs Barn Fern

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Asplenium haughtonii

Key Differences

• arrow-poison-tree is Least Concern while Barn Fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Barn Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Aspleniaceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Asplenium
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Asplenium haughtonii

Evolutionary Relationship

arrow-poison-tree and Barn Fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Barn Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrow-poison-tree

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.

arrow-poison-tree

The Arrow-poison-tree, Acokanthera schimperi, is a species. It is currently assessed 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.