Bladder Fern vs Chalk Maple

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Acer leucoderme

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Chalk Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Chalk Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Cystopteris	Acer
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Acer leucoderme

Evolutionary Relationship

Bladder Fern and Chalk Maple share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Chalk Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Chalk Maple
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).

Chalk Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Bladder Fern

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

Chalk Maple

The Chalk Maple (Acer leucoderme) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.