Bladder Fern vs Ecuadorian White-fronted Capuchin

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Cebus aequatorialis

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Ecuadorian White-fronted Capuchin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Ecuadorian White-fronted Capuchin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Cebidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Cebus
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Cebus aequatorialis

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Ecuadorian White-fronted Capuchin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Ecuadorian White-fronted Capuchin
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).

Ecuadorian White-fronted Capuchin

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bladder Fern

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