Bladder Fern vs Pale fox

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Vulpes pallida

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Pale fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Pale fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Cystopteris	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Vulpes pallida

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Pale fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Pale fox
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).

Pale fox

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.