Barn Fern vs Hen and Chicks Fern

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Asplenium compressum

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Hen and Chicks Fern is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Hen and Chicks Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (식물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (고사리강)	Polypodiopsida (고사리강)
Order same	Polypodiales (고사리목)	Polypodiales (고사리목)
Family same	Aspleniaceae	Aspleniaceae
Genus same	Asplenium	Asplenium
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Asplenium compressum

Evolutionary Relationship

Barn Fern and Hen and Chicks Fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Asplenium.

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Hen and Chicks Fern

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Hen and Chicks Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Hen and Chicks Fern

Habitat

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

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.