Bladder Fern vs Patagonian Weasel

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Lyncodon patagonicus

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Patagonian Weasel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Patagonian Weasel
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	Lyncodon
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Lyncodon patagonicus

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Patagonian Weasel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Patagonian Weasel
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).

Patagonian Weasel

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.