Autumn Snowflake vs Barn Fern

Acis autumnalis compared with Asplenium haughtonii

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Barn Fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Barn Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Aspleniaceae
Genus	Acis	Asplenium
Species	Acis autumnalis	Asplenium haughtonii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Barn Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Autumn Snowflake

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Norway.

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Autumn Snowflake

The Autumn Snowflake (Acis autumnalis) is a species in the genus Acis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.