Barn Fern vs beach alectryon

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Alectryon coriaceus

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while beach alectryon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	beach alectryon
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Asplenium	Alectryon
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Alectryon coriaceus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	beach alectryon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

beach alectryon

Habitat

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.

beach alectryon

The Beach alectryon (Alectryon coriaceus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.