Barn Fern vs Chinese Noctule

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Nyctalus plancyi

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Chinese Noctule is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Chinese Noctule
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Asplenium	Nyctalus
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Nyctalus plancyi

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Chinese Noctule

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Chinese Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Chinese Noctule

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.

Chinese Noctule

The Chinese Noctule (Nyctalus plancyi) is a species in the genus Nyctalus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.