Banks Flying Fox vs Brittle Bladderfern

Pteropus fundatus compared with Cystopteris tenuis

Key Differences

• Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banks Flying Fox	Brittle Bladderfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cystopteris
Species	Pteropus fundatus	Cystopteris tenuis

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banks Flying Fox	Brittle Bladderfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

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.

Banks Flying Fox

The Banks Flying Fox (Pteropus fundatus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Endangered 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.