Bladder Fern vs Maxwell's Duiker

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Philantomba maxwellii

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Maxwell's Duiker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Maxwell's Duiker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cystopteris	Philantomba
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Philantomba maxwellii

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Maxwell's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Maxwell's Duiker
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).

Maxwell's Duiker

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.