Barn Fern vs Capon'S-Feather

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Aquilegia vulgaris

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Capon'S-Feather is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Capon'S-Feather
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Asplenium	Aquilegia
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Aquilegia vulgaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Barn Fern and Capon'S-Feather share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Capon'S-Feather

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Capon'S-Feather
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Capon'S-Feather

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

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.

Capon'S-Feather

The Capon's-feather (Aquilegia vulgaris) is a species in the genus Aquilegia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.