Barn Fern vs Brown Teal

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Anas chlorotis

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Brown Teal is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Brown Teal
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Asplenium	Anas
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Anas chlorotis

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Brown Teal

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Brown Teal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Brown Teal

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 Teal

The Brown Teal (Anas chlorotis) is a species in the genus Anas. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.