Bladder Fern vs Franciscana

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Pontoporia blainvillei

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Franciscana is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Franciscana
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Pontoporiidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Pontoporia
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Pontoporia blainvillei

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Franciscana

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Franciscana
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).

Franciscana

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.