Barn Fern vs Orange Nectar Bat

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Lonchophylla robusta

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Orange Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Orange Nectar 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	Lonchophylla
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Lonchophylla robusta

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Orange Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Orange Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Orange Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.