Barn Fern vs Maidenhair Spleenwort

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Asplenium trichomanes

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Maidenhair Spleenwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Maidenhair Spleenwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)	Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)
Order same	Polypodiales (ウラボシ目)	Polypodiales (ウラボシ目)
Family same	Aspleniaceae	Aspleniaceae
Genus same	Asplenium	Asplenium
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Asplenium trichomanes

Evolutionary Relationship

Barn Fern and Maidenhair Spleenwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Asplenium.

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Maidenhair Spleenwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Maidenhair Spleenwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Maidenhair Spleenwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

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.