Black Hornbill vs Vegetable fern

Anthracoceros malayanus compared with Diplazium esculentum

Key Differences

• Black Hornbill is Vulnerable while Vegetable fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Hornbill	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Bucerotiformes (Bucerotiformes)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Bucerotidae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Anthracoceros	Diplazium
Species	Anthracoceros malayanus	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Black Hornbill

VU — Vulnerable

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Hornbill	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Hornbill

Habitat

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

Range

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

Vegetable fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.

Black Hornbill

The Black Hornbill (Anthracoceros malayanus) is a species in the genus Anthracoceros. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.