Australian shovelnose ray vs Brittle Bladderfern

Aptychotrema rostrata compared with Cystopteris tenuis

Key Differences

• Australian shovelnose ray is Least Concern while Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian shovelnose ray	Brittle Bladderfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Elasmobranchii	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rhinopristiformes (Rhinopristiformes)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Rhinobatidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Aptychotrema	Cystopteris
Species	Aptychotrema rostrata	Cystopteris tenuis

Conservation Status

Australian shovelnose ray

LC — Least Concern

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian shovelnose ray	Brittle Bladderfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian shovelnose ray

Brittle Bladderfern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Australian shovelnose ray

The Australian shovelnose ray (Aptychotrema rostrata) is a species in the genus Aptychotrema. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Aptychotrema rostrata contributes to the biodiversity of its native 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.