Barn Fern vs Bronze Sprite

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Arielulus circumdatus

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Bronze Sprite is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Bronze Sprite
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Asplenium	Arielulus
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Arielulus circumdatus

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Bronze Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Bronze Sprite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Bronze Sprite

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.

Bronze Sprite

The Bronze Sprite (Arielulus circumdatus) is a species in the genus Arielulus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.