Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Barn Fern

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Asplenium haughtonii

Key Differences

• Alpine Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while Barn Fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Barn Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Aspleniaceae
Genus	Plecotus	Asplenium
Species	Plecotus macrobullaris	Asplenium haughtonii

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Long-eared Bat	Barn Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Alpine Long-eared Bat

The Alpine Long-eared Bat (Plecotus macrobullaris) is a species in the genus Plecotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.