Brittle Bladderfern vs Chatham Bellbird

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Anthornis melanocephala

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Chatham Bellbird is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Chatham Bellbird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Meliphagidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Anthornis
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Anthornis melanocephala

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Chatham Bellbird

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Chatham Bellbird
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.

Chatham Bellbird

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Brittle Bladderfern

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

Chatham Bellbird

The Chatham Bellbird (Anthornis melanocephala) is a species in the genus Anthornis. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.