Bladder Fern vs Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Coleura kibomalandy

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Cystopteris	Coleura
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Coleura kibomalandy

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat
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).

Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat

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.