Blackcurrant vs Brittle Bladderfern

Antidesma parvifolium compared with Cystopteris tenuis

Key Differences

• Blackcurrant is Least Concern while Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackcurrant	Brittle Bladderfern
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 tenuis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blackcurrant

LC — Least Concern

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackcurrant	Brittle Bladderfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackcurrant

Habitat

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

Brittle Bladderfern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

Brittle Bladderfern

The Brittle Bladderfern (Cystopteris tenuis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.