Barn Fern vs Canarian Spleenwort

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Asplenium octoploideum

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Canarian Spleenwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Canarian Spleenwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Aspleniaceae	Aspleniaceae
Genus same	Asplenium	Asplenium
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Asplenium octoploideum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Canarian Spleenwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Canarian Spleenwort

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.

Canarian Spleenwort

The Canarian Spleenwort (Asplenium octoploideum) is a species in the genus Asplenium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.