Barn Fern vs bastard copperleaf

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Acalypha chamaedrifolia

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while bastard copperleaf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	bastard copperleaf
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Asplenium	Acalypha
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Acalypha chamaedrifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	bastard copperleaf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

bastard copperleaf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.

bastard copperleaf

The Bastard copperleaf (Acalypha chamaedrifolia) is a species in the genus Acalypha. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.