Barn Fern vs Broad-muzzled Bat

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Submyotodon latirostris

Key Differences

  • Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Broad-muzzled Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Barn Fern Broad-muzzled Bat
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Tracheophyta Chordata (Chordates)
Class Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Polypodiales (Polypodiales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Aspleniaceae Vespertilionidae
Genus Asplenium Submyotodon
Species Asplenium haughtonii Submyotodon latirostris

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Broad-muzzled Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Barn Fern Broad-muzzled Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Broad-muzzled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Broad-muzzled Bat

The Broad-Muzzled Bat (Submyotodon latirostris) is a species in the genus Submyotodon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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