Brittle Bladderfern vs Chinese Hare

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Lepus sinensis

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Chinese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Chinese Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Cystopteris	Lepus
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Lepus sinensis

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Chinese Hare
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.

Chinese Hare

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.

Chinese Hare

The Chinese Hare (Lepus sinensis) is a species in the genus Lepus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.