Barn Fern vs Cinnamon Wattle

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Acacia leprosa

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Cinnamon Wattle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Cinnamon Wattle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Asplenium	Acacia
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Acacia leprosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Cinnamon Wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Cinnamon Wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Cinnamon Wattle

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.

Cinnamon Wattle

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