Barn Fern vs bristly bearberry

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Arctostaphylos columbiana

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while bristly bearberry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	bristly bearberry
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Ericaceae
Genus	Asplenium	Arctostaphylos
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Arctostaphylos columbiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	bristly bearberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

bristly bearberry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.

bristly bearberry

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