Brittle Bladderfern vs Broad-bordered Acraea

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Acraea anemosa

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Broad-bordered Acraea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Cystopteris	Acraea
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Acraea anemosa

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Broad-bordered Acraea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brittle Bladderfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Brittle Bladderfern

The Brittle Bladderfern (Cystopteris tenuis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Broad-bordered Acraea

The Broad-bordered Acraea (Acraea anemosa) is a species in the genus Acraea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.