Barn Fern vs Bigeye thresher

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Alopias pelagicus

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Bigeye thresher is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Bigeye thresher
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Alopiidae
Genus	Asplenium	Alopias
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Alopias pelagicus

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Bigeye thresher

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Bigeye thresher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Bigeye thresher

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Bigeye thresher

The Bigeye thresher (Alopias pelagicus) is a species in the genus Alopias. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.