Bladder Fern vs Fijian Free-tailed Bat

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Chaerephon bregullae

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Fijian Free-tailed Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Fijian Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Chaerephon
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Chaerephon bregullae

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Fijian Free-tailed Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Fijian Free-tailed Bat
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).

Fijian Free-tailed Bat

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.