Barn Fern vs Chestnut-breasted Whiteface

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Aphelocephala pectoralis

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Chestnut-breasted Whiteface is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Chestnut-breasted Whiteface
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Acanthizidae
Genus	Asplenium	Aphelocephala
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Aphelocephala pectoralis

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Chestnut-breasted Whiteface

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Chestnut-breasted Whiteface
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Chestnut-breasted Whiteface

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Chestnut-breasted Whiteface

The Chestnut-breasted Whiteface (Aphelocephala pectoralis) is a species in the genus Aphelocephala. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.