Bladder Fern vs Brazilian spiny tree-rat

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Makalata didelphoides

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Brazilian spiny tree-rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Brazilian spiny tree-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Makalata
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Makalata didelphoides

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Brazilian spiny tree-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Brazilian spiny tree-rat
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).

Brazilian spiny tree-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Bladder Fern

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

Brazilian spiny tree-rat

The Brazilian spiny tree-rat (Makalata didelphoides) is a species in the genus Makalata. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.