Barn Fern vs Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Anarta melanopa

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Broad-Bordered White Underwing
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Polypodiales (ウラボシ目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Noctuidae
Genus	Asplenium	Anarta
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Anarta melanopa

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Broad-Bordered White Underwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

The Broad-Bordered White Underwing (Anarta melanopa) is a species in the genus Anarta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.