Barn Fern vs candelabra aloe

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Aloe arborescens

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while candelabra aloe is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	candelabra aloe
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Asphodelaceae
Genus	Asplenium	Aloe
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Aloe arborescens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

candelabra aloe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	candelabra aloe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

candelabra aloe

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

candelabra aloe

The candelabra aloe (Aloe arborescens) is a species in the genus Aloe. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.