Barn Fern vs Goldman's Nectar Bat

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Lonchophylla mordax

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Goldman's Nectar Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Goldman's Nectar 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	Lonchophylla
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Lonchophylla mordax

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Goldman's Nectar Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Goldman's Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Goldman's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.