Barn Fern vs Chalk Maple

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Acer leucoderme

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Chalk Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Chalk Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Asplenium	Acer
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Acer leucoderme

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Chalk Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Chalk Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Chalk Maple

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.

Chalk Maple

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