Barn Fern vs Handley's Red Bat

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Lasiurus atratus

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Handley's Red Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Handley's Red 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	Lasiurus
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Lasiurus atratus

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Handley's Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Handley's Red Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Handley's Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.