Barn Fern vs Brown Oak Tortrix

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Archips crataegana

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Brown Oak Tortrix is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Brown Oak Tortrix
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Tortricidae
Genus	Asplenium	Archips
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Archips crataegana

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Brown Oak Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Brown Oak Tortrix
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Brown Oak Tortrix

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.

Brown Oak Tortrix

The Brown Oak Tortrix (Archips crataegana) is a species in the genus Archips. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.