Barn Fern vs Candelnut

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Aleurites rockinghamensis

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Candelnut is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Candelnut
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Asplenium	Aleurites
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Aleurites rockinghamensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Candelnut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Candelnut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in India.

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.

Candelnut

The Candelnut (Aleurites rockinghamensis) is a species in the genus Aleurites. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.