Barn Fern vs Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Anarta melanopa

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Broad-Bordered White Underwing
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Noctuidae
Genus	Asplenium	Anarta
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Anarta melanopa

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Broad-Bordered White Underwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

The Broad-Bordered White Underwing (Anarta melanopa) is a species in the genus Anarta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.