Bladder Fern vs Blunt Wattle

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Acacia aprica

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Blunt Wattle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Blunt Wattle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Blunt Wattle
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).

Blunt Wattle

Habitat

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.

Blunt Wattle

The Blunt Wattle (Acacia aprica) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.