Barn Fern vs Showy Spleenwort

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Asplenium formosum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Showy Spleenwort
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 formosum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Showy Spleenwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Showy Spleenwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and Guinea.

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.