Balkan Maple vs Barn Fern

Acer hyrcanum compared with Asplenium haughtonii

Key Differences

• Balkan Maple is Least Concern while Barn Fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Maple	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	Acer	Asplenium
Species	Acer hyrcanum	Asplenium haughtonii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Maple	Barn Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Maple

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.

Balkan Maple

The Balkan Maple (Acer hyrcanum) is a species in the genus Acer. 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.