Bladder Fern vs Leadebeater s Possum

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Gymnobelideus leadbeateri

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Leadebeater s Possum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Leadebeater s Possum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Petauridae
Genus	Cystopteris	Gymnobelideus
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Gymnobelideus leadbeateri

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Leadebeater s Possum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Leadebeater s Possum
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).

Leadebeater s Possum

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.