Barn Fern vs Bellinger River Wattle

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Acacia chrysotricha

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Bellinger River Wattle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Bellinger River Wattle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Asplenium	Acacia
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Acacia chrysotricha

Evolutionary Relationship

Barn Fern and Bellinger River Wattle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Bellinger River Wattle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Bellinger River Wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Bellinger River Wattle

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.

Bellinger River Wattle

The Bellinger River Wattle (Acacia chrysotricha) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.