Barn Fern vs Black Mastiff Bat

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Molossus rufus

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Black Mastiff Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Black Mastiff Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Asplenium	Molossus
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Molossus rufus

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Black Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Black Mastiff Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Black Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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 Mastiff Bat

The Black Mastiff Bat (Molossus rufus) is a species in the genus Molossus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.