Barn Fern vs Caucasian Alder

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Alnus subcordata

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Caucasian Alder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Caucasian Alder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Betulaceae
Genus	Asplenium	Alnus
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Alnus subcordata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Caucasian Alder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Caucasian Alder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Caucasian Alder

Habitat

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

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.

Caucasian Alder

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