Bladder Fern vs Japanese Long-eared Bat

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Plecotus sacrimontis

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Japanese Long-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Japanese Long-eared Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Plecotus
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Plecotus sacrimontis

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Japanese Long-eared 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).

Japanese Long-eared Bat

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.