Blackcurrant vs Bladder Fern

Antidesma parvifolium compared with Cystopteris fragilis

Key Differences

• Blackcurrant is Least Concern while Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackcurrant	Bladder Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Cystopteris
Species	Antidesma parvifolium	Cystopteris fragilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackcurrant and Bladder Fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Blackcurrant

LC — Least Concern

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackcurrant	Bladder Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackcurrant

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).

Blackcurrant

The Blackcurrant (Antidesma parvifolium) is a species in the genus Antidesma. 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.