Barn Fern vs Lesser Noctule

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Lesser Noctule
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Asplenium	Nyctalus
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Nyctalus leisleri

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Lesser Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Lesser Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Sweden, and Ukraine. Currently classified as Endangered 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.