Bladder Fern vs Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Sturnira magna

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Greater Yellow-shouldered 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	Sturnira
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Sturnira magna

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Greater Yellow-shouldered 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 Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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