Barn Fern vs Fountain Spleenwort

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Asplenium fontanum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Fountain Spleenwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (bitki)	Plantae (bitki)
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 fontanum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Fountain Spleenwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Fountain Spleenwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.