Bladder Fern vs Greater Broad-nosed Bat

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Platyrrhinus vittatus

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Greater Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Greater Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Platyrrhinus
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Platyrrhinus vittatus

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Greater Broad-nosed 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).

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Bladder Fern

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia