Barn Fern vs Mexican Big-eared Bat

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Corynorhinus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Mexican Big-eared Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Mexican Big-eared 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	Corynorhinus
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Corynorhinus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Mexican Big-eared Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Mexican Big-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Mexican Big-eared Bat

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.