Bladder Fern vs Merriam s Deermouse

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Peromyscus merriami

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Merriam s Deermouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Merriam s Deermouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Peromyscus
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Peromyscus merriami

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Merriam s Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Merriam s Deermouse
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).

Merriam s Deermouse

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.