Bladder Fern vs Japanese Squirrel

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Sciurus lis

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Japanese Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Japanese Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cystopteris	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Sciurus lis

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Japanese Squirrel
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 Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Bladder Fern

The Bladder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France