Barn Fern vs Big-eared Flying Fox

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Pteropus macrotis

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Big-eared Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Asplenium	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Pteropus macrotis

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Big-eared Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

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.

Big-eared Flying Fox

The Big-eared Flying Fox (Pteropus macrotis) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.