Bladder Fern vs North American Badger

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Taxidea taxus

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while North American Badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	North American Badger
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Cystopteris	Taxidea
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	North American Badger
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).

North American Badger

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.