Barn Fern vs Bat ray

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Aetomylaeus maculatus

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Bat ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Bat ray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Asplenium	Aetomylaeus
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Aetomylaeus maculatus

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Bat ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Bat ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Bat ray

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Bat ray

The Bat ray (Aetomylaeus maculatus) is a species in the genus Aetomylaeus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.