Bladder Fern vs Japanese Noctule

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Nyctalus furvus

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Japanese Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Japanese Noctule
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Nyctalus
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Nyctalus furvus

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Japanese Noctule
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 Noctule

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.