Barn Fern vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

  • Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Barn Fern Moluccan 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 chrysoproctus

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Barn Fern Moluccan 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.

Moluccan 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.

Moluccan Flying Fox

No description available.

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