Bladder Fern vs Blind Mole

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Talpa caeca

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Blind Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Blind Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Talpa
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Talpa caeca

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Blind Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Blind Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Blind Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bladder Fern

The Bladder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Blind Mole

The Blind Mole (Talpa caeca) is a species in the genus Talpa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.