Anderson s Shrew Mole vs Brittle Bladderfern

Uropsilus andersoni compared with Cystopteris tenuis

Key Differences

• Anderson s Shrew Mole is Data Deficient while Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anderson s Shrew Mole	Brittle Bladderfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Talpidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Cystopteris
Species	Uropsilus andersoni	Cystopteris tenuis

Conservation Status

Anderson s Shrew Mole

DD — Data Deficient

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anderson s Shrew Mole	Brittle Bladderfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Anderson s Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brittle Bladderfern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Anderson s Shrew Mole

The Anderson s Shrew Mole (Uropsilus andersoni) is a species in the genus Uropsilus. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. 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.