Asian Openbill vs Bladder Fern

Anastomus oscitans compared with Cystopteris fragilis

Key Differences

• Asian Openbill is Least Concern while Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Openbill	Bladder Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Cystopteris
Species	Anastomus oscitans	Cystopteris fragilis

Conservation Status

Asian Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Openbill	Bladder Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Openbill

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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).

Asian Openbill

The Asian Openbill (Anastomus oscitans) is a species in the genus Anastomus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Found in Norway.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway