Barn Fern vs Barred Grass-veneer

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Agriphila inquinatella

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Barred Grass-veneer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Barred Grass-veneer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Crambidae
Genus	Asplenium	Agriphila
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Agriphila inquinatella

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Barred Grass-veneer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Barred Grass-veneer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Barred Grass-veneer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Barred Grass-veneer

The Barred Grass-veneer (Agriphila inquinatella) is a species in the genus Agriphila. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.