Barn Fern vs Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Platyrrhinus ismaeli

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Ismael's Broad-nosed 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	Platyrrhinus
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Platyrrhinus ismaeli

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.