Bladder Fern vs Brandt s Ground Squirrel

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Spermophilus brevicauda

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Brandt s Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Brandt s Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cystopteris	Spermophilus
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Spermophilus brevicauda

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Brandt s Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Brandt s Ground Squirrel
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).

Brandt s Ground Squirrel

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.

Brandt s Ground Squirrel

The Brandt s ground squirrel (Spermophilus brevicauda) is a species in the genus Spermophilus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.