Bladder Fern vs Broad-tipped Hermit

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Anopetia gounellei

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Broad-tipped Hermit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Broad-tipped Hermit
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Anopetia
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Anopetia gounellei

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Broad-tipped Hermit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Broad-tipped Hermit
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-tipped Hermit

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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-tipped Hermit

The Broad-Tipped Hermit (Anopetia gounellei) is a species in the genus Anopetia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway