Bladder Fern vs Northern Bettong

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Bettongia
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Northern Bettong
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).

Northern Bettong

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.