Barn Fern vs chainfruit

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	chainfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Asplenium	Alyxia
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

chainfruit

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.

chainfruit

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