Barn Fern vs Bear-Grape

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Bear-Grape is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Bear-Grape
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Ericaceae
Genus	Asplenium	Arctostaphylos
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Evolutionary Relationship

Barn Fern and Bear-Grape share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Bear-Grape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Bear-Grape

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Bear-Grape

The Bear-Grape (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) is a species in the genus Arctostaphylos. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.