Brittle Bladderfern vs Broad-tipped Hermit

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Anopetia gounellei

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Broad-tipped Hermit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Broad-tipped Hermit
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Anopetia
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Anopetia gounellei

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Broad-tipped Hermit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Broad-tipped Hermit
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-tipped Hermit

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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-tipped Hermit

The Broad-Tipped Hermit (Anopetia gounellei) is a species in the genus Anopetia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.