Bladder Fern vs Chihuahua Gray

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Aphonopelma pallidum

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Chihuahua Gray is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Chihuahua Gray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Theraphosidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Aphonopelma
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Aphonopelma pallidum

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Chihuahua Gray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Chihuahua Gray
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).

Chihuahua Gray

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Bladder Fern

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

Chihuahua Gray

The Chihuahua Gray (Aphonopelma pallidum) is a species in the genus Aphonopelma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.