Barn Fern vs Kosrae Flying Fox

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Pteropus ualanus

Key Differences

  • Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Kosrae Flying Fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Barn Fern Kosrae Flying Fox
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Tracheophyta Chordata (Chordates)
Class Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Polypodiales (Polypodiales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Aspleniaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Asplenium Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Asplenium haughtonii Pteropus ualanus

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Kosrae Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Barn Fern Kosrae Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Kosrae Flying Fox

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.

Kosrae Flying Fox

No description available.

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