Barn Fern vs Bishop's Mitre

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Aelia acuminata

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Bishop's Mitre is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Bishop's Mitre
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Pentatomidae
Genus	Asplenium	Aelia
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Aelia acuminata

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Bishop's Mitre
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Bishop's Mitre

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Bishop's Mitre

The Bishop's Mitre (Aelia acuminata) is a species in the genus Aelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.