Baker's Wattle vs Bladder Fern

Acacia bakeri compared with Cystopteris fragilis

Key Differences

• Baker's Wattle is Least Concern while Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baker's Wattle	Bladder Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Fabaceae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Acacia	Cystopteris
Species	Acacia bakeri	Cystopteris fragilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Baker's Wattle and Bladder Fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Baker's Wattle

LC — Least Concern

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baker's Wattle	Bladder Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baker's Wattle

Habitat

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

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).

Baker's Wattle

The Baker's Wattle (Acacia bakeri) is a species in the genus Acacia. 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.