Barn Fern vs Brown Tent-making Bat

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Uroderma magnirostrum

Key Differences

  • Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Brown Tent-making Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Barn Fern Brown Tent-making Bat
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Tracheophyta Chordata (Chordates)
Class Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Polypodiales (Polypodiales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Aspleniaceae Phyllostomidae
Genus Asplenium Uroderma
Species Asplenium haughtonii Uroderma magnirostrum

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Brown Tent-making Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Barn Fern Brown Tent-making Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Brown Tent-making 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.

Brown Tent-making Bat

The Brown Tent-making Bat (Uroderma magnirostrum) is a species in the genus Uroderma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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