Bladder Fern vs Broad-headed Chiruromys

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Chiruromys lamia

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Broad-headed Chiruromys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Broad-headed Chiruromys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cystopteris	Chiruromys
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Chiruromys lamia

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Broad-headed Chiruromys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Broad-headed Chiruromys
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).

Broad-headed Chiruromys

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.

Broad-headed Chiruromys

The Broad-headed Chiruromys (Chiruromys lamia) is a species in the genus Chiruromys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.