Bladder Fern vs Perrin’s Beaked Whale

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Mesoplodon perrini

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while Perrin’s Beaked Whale is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Perrin’s Beaked Whale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Hyperoodontidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Mesoplodon
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Mesoplodon perrini

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Perrin’s Beaked Whale

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Perrin’s Beaked Whale
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).

Perrin’s Beaked Whale

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.