Barn Fern vs brigalow

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Acacia harpophylla

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while brigalow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	brigalow
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Asplenium	Acacia
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Acacia harpophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

Barn Fern and brigalow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

brigalow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	brigalow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

brigalow

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.

brigalow

The brigalow (Acacia harpophylla) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.