Barn Fern vs Desert Long-eared Bat

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Otonycteris hemprichii

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Desert Long-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Desert Long-eared 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	Otonycteris
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Otonycteris hemprichii

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Desert Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Desert Long-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Desert Long-eared Bat

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.