Barn Fern vs Bi-Coloured Skipper

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Abantis bicolor

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Bi-Coloured Skipper is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Bi-Coloured Skipper
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Asplenium	Abantis
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Abantis bicolor

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Bi-Coloured Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Bi-Coloured Skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Bi-Coloured Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

Bi-Coloured Skipper

The Bi-Coloured Skipper (Abantis bicolor) is a species in the genus Abantis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.