Brittle Bladderfern vs Bunkerman

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Acacia excelsa

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Bunkerman is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Bunkerman
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Cystopteris	Acacia
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Acacia excelsa

Evolutionary Relationship

Brittle Bladderfern and Bunkerman share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Bunkerman

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Bunkerman
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.

Bunkerman

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Brittle Bladderfern

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

Bunkerman

The Bunkerman (Acacia excelsa) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.