Brittle Bladderfern vs Coppery Sprite

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Arielulus cuprosus

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	Coppery Sprite
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cystopteris	Arielulus
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Arielulus cuprosus

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	Coppery Sprite
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.

Coppery Sprite

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.