Allegheny Serviceberry vs Bladder Fern

Amelanchier arborea compared with Cystopteris fragilis

Key Differences

• Allegheny Serviceberry is Least Concern while Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allegheny Serviceberry	Bladder Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Amelanchier	Cystopteris
Species	Amelanchier arborea	Cystopteris fragilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Allegheny Serviceberry and Bladder Fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Allegheny Serviceberry

LC — Least Concern

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allegheny Serviceberry	Bladder Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allegheny Serviceberry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Bladder Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

Allegheny Serviceberry

The Allegheny Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea) is a species in the genus Amelanchier. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Bladder Fern

The Bladder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States