Brittle Bladderfern vs Brush-tailed Phascogale

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Phascogale pirata

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Brush-tailed Phascogale is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Brush-tailed Phascogale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Cystopteris	Phascogale
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Phascogale pirata

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Brush-tailed Phascogale

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Brush-tailed Phascogale
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.

Brush-tailed Phascogale

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.

Brush-tailed Phascogale

The Brush-tailed Phascogale (Phascogale pirata) is a species in the genus Phascogale. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.