Brittle Bladderfern vs Ciscaucasian Hamster

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Mesocricetus raddei

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Ciscaucasian Hamster is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Ciscaucasian Hamster
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Mesocricetus
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Mesocricetus raddei

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Ciscaucasian Hamster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Ciscaucasian Hamster
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.

Ciscaucasian Hamster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.

Brittle Bladderfern

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

Ciscaucasian Hamster

The Ciscaucasian Hamster (Mesocricetus raddei) is a species in the genus Mesocricetus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.