Bladder Fern vs Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Blarinella wardi

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Burmese Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Blarinella
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Blarinella wardi

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew
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).

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

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.

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

The Burmese Short-tailed Shrew (Blarinella wardi) is a species in the genus Blarinella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.