Bladder Fern vs Hoary fox

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Lycalopex vetulus

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Hoary fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Hoary fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Cystopteris	Lycalopex
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Lycalopex vetulus

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Hoary fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Hoary 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).

Hoary 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.