Bladder Fern vs New Guinean planigale

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while New Guinean planigale is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	New Guinean planigale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Cystopteris	Planigale
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Planigale novaeguineae

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	New Guinean planigale
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).

New Guinean planigale

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.