Bladder Fern vs Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Myotis blythii

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Lesser Mouse-eared 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 blythii

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Lesser Mouse-eared 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 Mouse-eared Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine.

Bladder Fern

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