Barn Fern vs Black-billed Flycatcher

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Aphanotriccus audax

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Black-billed Flycatcher is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Black-billed Flycatcher
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Tyrannidae
Genus	Asplenium	Aphanotriccus
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Aphanotriccus audax

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Black-billed Flycatcher

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Black-billed Flycatcher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Black-billed Flycatcher

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Panama. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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-billed Flycatcher

The Black-billed Flycatcher (Aphanotriccus audax) is a species in the genus Aphanotriccus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.