Barn Fern vs Chihuahua Gray

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Aphonopelma pallidum

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Chihuahua Gray is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Chihuahua Gray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Theraphosidae
Genus	Asplenium	Aphonopelma
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Aphonopelma pallidum

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Chihuahua Gray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Chihuahua Gray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Chihuahua Gray

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

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.

Chihuahua Gray

The Chihuahua Gray (Aphonopelma pallidum) is a species in the genus Aphonopelma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.