Bladder Fern vs Guam Flying Fox

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Guam Flying Fox
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	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Pteropus tokudae

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Guam Flying Fox
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).

Guam Flying Fox

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.