Barn Fern vs Black Laceweaver

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Amaurobius ferox

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Black Laceweaver is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Black Laceweaver
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Amaurobiidae
Genus	Asplenium	Amaurobius
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Amaurobius ferox

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Black Laceweaver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Black Laceweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Black Laceweaver

The Black Laceweaver (Amaurobius ferox) is a species in the genus Amaurobius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.