Bladder Fern vs Lesser Large-footed Myotis

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Myotis hasseltii

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Lesser Large-footed Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Lesser Large-footed Myotis
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Myotis
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Myotis hasseltii

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Large-footed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Lesser Large-footed Myotis
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).

Lesser Large-footed Myotis

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.