Brittle Bladderfern vs Carpentarian dunnart

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Sminthopsis butleri

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Carpentarian dunnart is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Carpentarian dunnart
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Cystopteris	Sminthopsis
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Sminthopsis butleri

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Carpentarian dunnart

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Carpentarian dunnart
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.

Carpentarian dunnart

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.

Carpentarian dunnart

The Carpentarian Dunnart (Sminthopsis butleri) is a species in the genus Sminthopsis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.