Barn Fern vs beaded chestnut

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Agrochola lychnidis

Key Differences

  • Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while beaded chestnut is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Barn Fern beaded chestnut
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Tracheophyta Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) Insecta (Insects)
Order Polypodiales (Polypodiales) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Aspleniaceae Noctuidae
Genus Asplenium Agrochola
Species Asplenium haughtonii Agrochola lychnidis

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Barn Fern beaded chestnut
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

beaded chestnut

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

beaded chestnut

The Beaded chestnut (Agrochola lychnidis) is a species in the genus Agrochola. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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