Atlantic Ancula vs Barn Fern

Ancula gibbosa compared with Asplenium haughtonii

Key Differences

• Atlantic Ancula is Least Concern while Barn Fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Ancula	Barn Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Tracheophyta
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Goniodorididae	Aspleniaceae
Genus	Ancula	Asplenium
Species	Ancula gibbosa	Asplenium haughtonii

Conservation Status

Atlantic Ancula

LC — Least Concern

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Ancula	Barn Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic Ancula

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Atlantic Ancula

The Atlantic Ancula (Ancula gibbosa) is a species in the genus Ancula. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

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.