Brittle Bladderfern vs Chinese Pipistrelle

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Hypsugo pulveratus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Chinese Pipistrelle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Hypsugo
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Hypsugo pulveratus

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Chinese Pipistrelle
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 Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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 Pipistrelle

The Chinese Pipistrelle (Hypsugo pulveratus) is a species in the genus Hypsugo. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Taiwan.