Brittle Bladderfern vs Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Platyrrhinus fusciventris

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Platyrrhinus
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Platyrrhinus fusciventris

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat
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.

Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Brittle Bladderfern

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

Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat

The Brown-Bellied Broad-Nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus fusciventris) is a species in the genus Platyrrhinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.