Bladder Fern vs Chinese river dolphin

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Lipotes vexillifer

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Chinese river dolphin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Chinese river dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Lipotidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Lipotes
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Lipotes vexillifer

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese river dolphin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Chinese river dolphin
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 river dolphin

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 river dolphin

The Chinese River Dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer) is a species in the genus Lipotes. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.