Bladder Fern vs Chinese Pangolin

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Manis pentadactyla

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Chinese Pangolin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Pholidota (Pholidota)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Manidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Manis
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Manis pentadactyla

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Chinese Pangolin
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 Pangolin

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 Pangolin

The Chinese Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) is a species in the genus Manis. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.