Barn Fern vs Komodo Dragon

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Varanus komodoensis

Key Differences

Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Komodo Dragon is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Komodo Dragon
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus	Asplenium	Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Varanus komodoensis

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Komodo Dragon

EN — Endangered

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Komodo Dragon
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	30 years
Average Length	—	2.6 m
Average Weight	—	70.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Komodo Dragon

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.