Brittle Bladderfern vs Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Accipiter castanilius

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Cystopteris	Accipiter
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Accipiter castanilius

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk
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.

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

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.

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

The Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk (Accipiter castanilius) is a species in the genus Accipiter. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.