Barn Fern vs Bird's Eye

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Alectryon subcinereus

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Bird's Eye is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Bird's Eye
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Asplenium	Alectryon
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Alectryon subcinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Barn Fern and Bird's Eye share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Bird's Eye
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Bird's Eye

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.

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.