Bladder Fern vs Hourglass Dolphin

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Hourglass Dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Cystopteris	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Hourglass Dolphin
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).

Hourglass Dolphin

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.