Bladder Fern vs Forest Dormouse

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Dryomys nitedula

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Forest Dormouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Forest Dormouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Gliridae
Genus	Cystopteris	Dryomys
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Dryomys nitedula

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Forest Dormouse
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).

Forest Dormouse

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.