Brittle Bladderfern vs Broom Hare

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Lepus castroviejoi

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Broom Hare is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Broom Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Cystopteris	Lepus
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Lepus castroviejoi

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Broom Hare

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Broom Hare
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.

Broom Hare

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.

Broom Hare

The Broom Hare (Lepus castroviejoi) is a species in the genus Lepus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. This species belongs to the genus Lepus and is documented in taxonomic and ecological literature.