Brittle Bladderfern vs Californian Leaf-nosed Bat

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Macrotus californicus

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Californian Leaf-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Californian Leaf-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	Macrotus
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Macrotus californicus

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Californian Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Californian Leaf-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.

Californian Leaf-nosed Bat

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.

Californian Leaf-nosed Bat

The Californian Leaf-nosed Bat (Macrotus californicus) is a species in the genus Macrotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.