American water shrew vs Brittle Bladderfern

Sorex palustris compared with Cystopteris tenuis

Key Differences

• American water shrew is Least Concern while Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American water shrew	Brittle Bladderfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Soricidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Sorex	Cystopteris
Species	Sorex palustris	Cystopteris tenuis

Conservation Status

American water shrew

LC — Least Concern

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American water shrew	Brittle Bladderfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American water shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Brittle Bladderfern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

American water shrew

The American water shrew (Sorex palustris) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brittle Bladderfern

The Brittle Bladderfern (Cystopteris tenuis) 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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States