Barn Fern vs Black-eared flying fox

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Pteropus melanotus

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Black-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 melanotus

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Black-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.

Black-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.

Black-eared flying fox

The Black-eared flying fox (Pteropus melanotus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.