Bladder Fern vs Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Petaurista xanthotis

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cystopteris	Petaurista
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Petaurista xanthotis

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel
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).

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

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.

Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel

The Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista xanthotis) is a species in the genus Petaurista. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.