Bladder Fern vs Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Acerodon jubatus

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cystopteris	Acerodon
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Acerodon jubatus

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Golden-capped Fruit 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).

Golden-capped Fruit 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.