Barn Fern vs Black flying fox

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Pteropus alecto

Key Differences

  • Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Black flying fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Barn Fern Black 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 alecto

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Barn Fern Black 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 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 flying fox

The Black flying fox (Pteropus alecto) 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.

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