Barn Fern vs Buff-collared Nightjar

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Antrostomus ridgwayi

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Buff-collared Nightjar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Buff-collared Nightjar
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Caprimulgiformes (Caprimulgiformes)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Caprimulgidae
Genus	Asplenium	Antrostomus
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Antrostomus ridgwayi

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Buff-collared Nightjar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Buff-collared Nightjar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Buff-collared Nightjar

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Buff-collared Nightjar

The Buff-Collared Nightjar (Antrostomus ridgwayi) is a species in the genus Antrostomus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.