Brittle Bladderfern vs Cape golden mole

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Chrysochloris asiatica

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Cape golden mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Cape golden mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Cystopteris	Chrysochloris
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Chrysochloris asiatica

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Cape golden mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Cape golden mole
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.

Cape golden mole

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.

Cape golden mole

The Cape golden mole (Chrysochloris asiatica) is a species in the genus Chrysochloris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.