Barn Fern vs Black-bearded Flying Fox

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Pteropus melanopogon

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Black-bearded 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 melanopogon

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Black-bearded 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.

Black-bearded 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.

Black-bearded Flying Fox

The Black-bearded Flying Fox (Pteropus melanopogon) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.