Brittle Bladderfern vs Bronze quoll

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Dasyurus spartacus

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Bronze quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Bronze quoll
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Cystopteris	Dasyurus
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Dasyurus spartacus

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Bronze quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Bronze quoll
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.

Bronze quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brittle Bladderfern

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

Bronze quoll

The Bronze Quoll (Dasyurus spartacus) is a species in the genus Dasyurus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.