Bladder Fern vs Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Marmosops cracens

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Narrow-headed Slender Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Marmosops
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Marmosops cracens

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum
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).

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Bladder Fern

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